“I grew up listening to languages my immigrant parents didn't want to teach me, so I get a regressive pleasure out of feeling my way through sounds to their possible meanings. Not "getting" a word, or a line, or a poem at first read was never an obstacle for me — in fact, it was a seduction.” LanguageImmigrantsAncestorsMother TongueImmigrant ParentsFirst GenerationNot Knowing Your Mother Tongue Author:Ange Minko