Why's it called 'mother tongue'? 6 Minute English

Improve your English listening and vocabulary with BBC Learning 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. You'll find audio and text for download on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/... 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Is tourism harmful?    • Is tourism harmful? 6 Minute English   Does your name start with the wrong letter?    • Does your name start with the wrong letter...   Are you good at complaining?    • Are you good at complaining? 6 Minute English   Can you spot a lie?    • Can you spot a lie? 6 Minute English   𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 the person most responsible for looking after someone 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧 the place or time where something begins or comes from 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫 a way to describe something by saying that it is something else with similar qualities 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 to understand something to be true, to think of something in a particular way 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 important, respected 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 a difference, an inequality [Cover: Getty Images] #BBCLearningEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #LearnEnglish