| Lemma | second language |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Whitney (1875) |
| Titolo | The Life and Growth of language |
| Sinonimi | foreign language (inglese) |
| Rinvii | first language (inglese) mother-tongue (inglese) native 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” […] even coming to substitute, if circumstances favor, the second language in our constant and ready use, and to become unfamiliar with and forget its predecessor. 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 […]. |