Mother tongue (disambiguation)
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Mother tongue usually refers to a person's first language.
Mother tongue may also refer to:
In music:
Mother tongue may also refer to:
- Proto-Human languageProto-Human languageThe Proto-Human language is the hypothetical most recent common ancestor of all the world's languages.The concept of "Proto-Human" presupposes monogenesis of all recorded spoken human languages....
, the hypothetical most recent common ancestor of all the world's languages - The Mother Tongue (book)The Mother Tongue (book)The Mother Tongue is a book by Bill Bryson which compiles the history and origins of the English language and the language's various quirks. It is subtitled English And How It Got That Way...
, a history of the English language by Bill Bryson - Mother Tongue (journal)Mother Tongue (journal)Mother Tongue is the yearly periodical of the Association for the Study of Language In Prehistory and was established in 1995. Its goal is to encourage international and interdisciplinary information sharing, discussion, and debate among geneticists, paleoanthropologists, archaeologists, and...
, a periodical published by the Association for the Study of Languages in Prehistory - Mother Tongue (film), a 1993 film featuring Craig ParkerCraig ParkerCraig Parker is a New Zealand actor who was based in the United Kingdom for some time, but now resides in New Zealand. His grandfather moved from Edinburgh, Scotland to Fiji when he was stationed during his years of service in the British Army...
In music:
- Mother Tongue RecordsMother Tongue RecordsMother Tongue Records is an independent record label formed in the early 1990s that featured the 12 piece glam-orchestral Britpop band My Life Story, the label was resurrected in the early 2000s with The Barbs, Nick Oliveri and The Long Weekend amongst its acts...
, a UK record label - Mother Tongue (band), an American rock band featuring Jesse TobiasJesse TobiasJesse Tobias is a Texan guitarist of Mexican origin. He first gained notoriety during a brief tenure with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1993, although he was replaced by Dave Navarro within a month after joining the band. Before he joined the Chili Peppers, he briefly played with the L.A. based...
- "Mother Tongue", a song by Dead Can Dance from The Serpent's EggThe Serpent's EggThe Serpent's Egg is the fourth album recorded by Dead Can Dance, which comprises Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. It was released in October 1988, and featured the song "The Host of Seraphim" which was later used in the soundtrack of a number of films, including Baraka, Vexille: 2077 Japanese...