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Why is it called mother tongue?
A person's father is English and mother Spanish but the person was born in Germany. The family moved to France and now the person has only spoken and only speaks French. What will the person's mother tongue be? Is it what the person's mother speaks? Is it the language of the country of the person's birth? Is it the first language that the person speaks? Is it English, Spanish, German or French? Just want to know what you all think.
4 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
french, it would be German as he was born there, yet being so Young as to have never known the language, his mother tongue, referring to the beginning of his use of a language, would be french.......I hope this helps........lol
- 1 decade ago
According to dictionary.com the person's mother tongue would be French.
(Dictionary.com)
moth‧er tongue /ˈmʌðər ˈtʌŋ for 1; ˈmʌðər ˌtʌŋ for 2/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[muhth-er tuhng for 1; muhth-er tuhng for 2] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
1.the language first learned by a person; native language.
mother tongue
n.
1. One's native language.
Source(s): Dictionary.com - 1 decade ago
I think the mother's tongue would be French.
But the mother tongue is one's native tongue.. so.. beats me.. I hope I helped ya a little.. lol Good luck...!
