Whys it called mother tongue : 6 Minute English

Mother tongue is an interesting English expression. Like many languages, English has a number of genderspecific terms that dont refer to genderspecific ideas and concepts. And this complicated relationship between language and gender is what Sam and Georgina are talking about in this programme. This week s question: Which of these languages is the newest Is it: A: Esperanto B: Afrikaans C: Light Warlpiri Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary: primary caregiver the person most