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LANGUAGE > LANGUAGES > MOTHER TONGUE

Preferred term

MOTHER TONGUE  

Definition

  • A LANGUAGE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACQUIRED NATURALLY AS CHILDREN, AS OPPOSED TO ONE LEARNED LATER, E.G. THROUGH FORMAL EDUCATION

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • FIRST LANGUAGE
  • NATIVE LANGUAGE

Definition source

  • CODL

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/a93614ad-dce7-4e4a-b826-ae9aecac0a91

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