DIZIONARIO GENERALE PLURILINGUE
DEL LESSICO METALINGUISTICO



Lemmaprimary language vs. secondary language
Categoria grammaticaleN
Linguainglese
SiglaRomaine (1988)
TitoloPidgin and Creole Languages
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We can use the term primary language to refer to the language which is best mastered by a speaker. This is not necessarily the first acquired language (or mother-tongue). All other languages of a bilingual person are secondary languages.
- Romaine (1988), Pag. 46