first language

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English - Turkish
(Dilbilim) ilk dil
first order language
(Dilbilim) konu dil
English - English
the first language one is taught to speak; one's native language
the language one feels most comfortable and capable with
Someone's first language is the language that they learned first and speak best; used especially when someone speaks more than one language. the language that you first learn as a child = native language/tongue, mother tongue mother tongue second language
one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next
first languages
plural form of first language
people-first language
politically correct language referring to disabilities by avoiding adjectives or the copula

people first language, which refers to the person first and the disability second: Americans with disabilities, for example, rather than disabled Americans, letter to the editor of BusinessWeek, published in Issue 3059 (1988).

first language

    Hyphenation

    first lan·guage

    Turkish pronunciation

    fırst länggwıc

    Pronunciation

    /ˈfərst ˈlaɴɢgwəʤ/ /ˈfɜrst ˈlæŋɡwəʤ/

    Etymology

    () See separate entries for first and language
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