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A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth [1] or within the critical period. In some countries, the term native language or mother tongue refers to the language of one's ethnic group rather than the individual's actual first language. Generally, to state ...
The Mother Tongue is a 1990 book by Bill Bryson which compiles the history and origins of the English language and its various quirks. [1] It is subtitled English And How It Got That Way .
In the family tree metaphor, a proto-language can be called a mother language. Occasionally, the German term Ursprache (pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ʃpʁaːxə] ⓘ; from ur-'primordial', 'original' + Sprache 'language') is used instead. It is also sometimes called the common or primitive form of a language (e.g. Common Germanic, Primitive Norse). [1]
Even in English-speaking countries, immigrants can often still use their mother tongue in the workplace thanks to the presence of other immigrants in that workplace who come from the same place. Kovacs (2004) describes this phenomenon in Australia with Finnish immigrants in the construction industry who spoke Finnish during working hours. [ 93 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Group of languages related through a common ancestor 2005 map of the contemporary distribution of the world's primary language families A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor, called the proto-language of that family. The term family is a ...
Mother tongue may also refer to: Mother tongue, or language, a proto-language in historical linguistics; Proto-Human language, the hypothetical most recent common ancestor of all the world's languages; The Mother Tongue, a history of the English language by Bill Bryson; Mother Tongue, a periodical published by the Association for the Study of ...
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