Mother Tongue’s Role in Language and Identity Formation
Words: 1653 Pages: 6 1195Introduction Mother tongue is the first language learned and used by the speaker. It can be defined as the language of the mother and the land. Dubbed the first language, regional language, home language, native language, village language, and so on, "mother tongue" is the most widely known concept in the field of language studies. Because mother tongue is the individual's first introduction to the world of communication, individuals are given a personal, local, and national identity through this first […]