| Lemma | first language |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Whitney (1875) |
| Titolo | The Life and Growth of language |
| Sinonimi | mother tongue (inglese) native language (inglese) |
| Rinvii | foreign language (inglese) second language (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | […] the learning of a second language is precisely the same process as the learning of a first, of one’s own “mother-tongue.” We realize better in the case of a second or “foreign”, than in that of a first or “native” language, that the process of acquisition is a never-ending one […]. |