Listen to 6 Minute English - Why's it called 'mother tongue ?
Why's it called 'mother tongue ?
'Mother tongue' is an interesting English expression. Like many
languages, English has a number of gender-specific terms that don’t
refer to gender-specific ideas and concepts. And this complicated
relationship between language and gender is what Sam and Georgina are
talking about in this programme.
'Mother tongue' is an interesting English expression. Like many
languages, English has a number of gender-specific terms that don’t
refer to gender-specific ideas and concepts. And this complicated
relationship between language and gender is what Sam and Georgina are
talking about in this programme.
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