Why’s it called ’mother tongue’?: 6 Minute English
’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.
This week’s question:
Which of these languages is the newest? Is it:
A: Esperanto
B: Afrikaans
C: Light Warlpiri
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary:
primary caregiver
the person most
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