Discussion
In most people, the first language / dialect acquired is 'mother tongue'. Among the commonly used terms for mother tongue, one of the following is avoided. Identify the one term NOT applied to mother tongue :
Answer: B
The term not used for mother tongue is prime language.
Mother tongue is commonly called first language, native language and primary language. 'Prime language' is not an accepted term in the field.
The other three are all in regular use, so they cannot be the answer.
In linguistics these terms are used almost interchangeably for the first acquired language, and L1 is the usual abbreviation, which is why a made-up term like prime language stands out as the odd one.
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