What is the difference between mother tongue and mother tongue in linguistics?

1. Mother tongue: Also known as the first language, it is one or more languages that a person first contacts, learns and masters.

2. Mother tongue: the first language that a person comes into contact with and acquires after birth.

Second, the characteristics are different.

1. Mother tongue: Mother tongue can be native or non-native, and national language and mother tongue cannot be completely equated.

2. Mother tongue: refers to the national language, not necessarily the language that needs to be mastered.

Third, the meaning is different.

1. Mother tongue: Mother tongue plays a central role in the education process. If you don't master your mother tongue well, it will be difficult to learn other languages. Mother tongue is not determined by birthplace or descent. Mother tongue is not necessarily the mother's language. For example, in some patriarchal societies, mothers come from different language areas, while children usually only use the local language, and only a few people can master the mother's language.

2. Mother tongue: the local standard language that a person first learns. It is not necessarily the language of the mother country or the motherland, and may even be an artificial language (such as Esperanto).

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