Before she started school in the United States, Mita, daughter of immigrant parents of Indian origin, used to speak only her home language of Hindi fluently. She then learned to speak English in school and attained fluency in both Hindi and English. However, as she grew older, she started to feel ashamed of her roots and has given up speaking Hindi altogether. This phenomenon is called:
A) subjective bilingualism.
B) relapsed bilingualism.
C) subtractive bilingualism.
D) retractive bilingualism.

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Subtractive bilingualism occurs when a second language replaces the first language, often due to social or cultural pressures, leading to a loss of proficiency in the original language.

Before She Started School in the United States, Mita, Daughter