mother tongue
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Mother tongue Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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mother tongue
Noun
1. one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next
(synonym) maternal language, first language
(hypernym) natural language, tongue
Noun
1. one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next
(synonym) maternal language, first language
(hypernym) natural language, tongue
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mother tongue
mother tongue
mountain lily n
1. golden-rayed lily of japan [syn: lilium auratum]
2. showy white-flowered perennial of new zealand [syn: mount cook lily , ranunculus lyalii]
mother tongue
mountain lily n
1. golden-rayed lily of japan [syn: lilium auratum]
2. showy white-flowered perennial of new zealand [syn: mount cook lily , ranunculus lyalii]
Mother tongue Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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First language
The first language a human being learns to speak is his/her native language. He/She is a native speaker of this language according to Leonard Bloomfield
A first language or native language is a basis for sociolinguistic identity.
In linguistics first language can be referred to as arterial language, mother tongue, or L1.
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Mother tongue (disambiguation)
Mother tongue may refer to:
- A person's first language
- the hypothetical Proto-World language
- The Mother Tongue (book), a history of the English language by Bill Bryson
- Mother Tongue (journal), the yearly periodical of the Association for the Study of Languages in Prehistory
- Mother Tongue Records, an independent record label
- Mother Tongue (band), a rock band from Los Angeles featuring Jesse Tobias
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