Timeline for Mother tongue vs vernacular
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| May 19, 2023 at 15:55 | comment | added | jsw29 | I don't think that the term vernacular is inherently stigmatising, but its use in a particular context may be stigmatising - to pronounce a judgement on whether it is, one would have to be familiar with the overall social circumstances in which it would be used. My point was that mother tongue or native language captures what is probably intended here more accurately and in a way that will be readily understood across the English-speaking world. | |
| May 19, 2023 at 1:45 | comment | added | Selfie groufie | I take it for granted :- gist of your answer is using term mother- tongue is better in the sense that it's less stigmatizing | |
| May 19, 2023 at 1:20 | comment | added | Selfie groufie | Very impressive answer indeed! | |
| May 18, 2023 at 20:03 | history | answered | jsw29 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |