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