What two-word term, often used interchangeably with 'native language', refers to the first language a person learns from birth?
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Mother tongue
Also known as an L1 (first language), it is the language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period for language acquisition.
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- What two-word phrase, often used interchangeably with 'native language' and 'first language', refers to the language a person learns from birth?