Question

Before she started school in the u.s., 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 gave up speaking hindi altogether. this phenomenon is called ________ bilingualism.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: subtractive bilingualism
subtractive bilingualism refers to a process of adding a second language with the expense of reducing the fluency of the first language.
This type of language acquirement is very common among immigrants that have to adapt to a new society that is very different with their origins.