Material Unit 2

1. Mother tongue -- It's the language first learned by a child.

2. Common language -- A language used by a group of people.

3. Global language -- A language intended to further communication and goodwill among peoples speaking different languages without necessarily replacing their native tongues.

4. Non-native speakers -- not born or raised in the place where a particular language is spoken.

5. Second language --  A non-native language officially recognized and adopted in a multilingual country as a means of public communication.

6. Dominant language -- A language is dominant if (and only if) it is a second language used by bilinguals or polyglots around the world.

7. Local languages -- A local language that exists in or belongs to an specific area.

8. Cultural identity -- Cultural identity is the identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as fas as one is influenced by one's belonging to a group or culture.

9. Strange accents -- A different way of pronouncing a language.

10. Local dialects -- A characteristic form of a language spoken associated with a particular locality or area.

11. Literary works -- Anything expressed in letters of the alphabet.

12. Language skills -- The ability to use language.

13. Writing system -- A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printedsymbols.

14. Native speakers -- A person having a specified native language.

15. Mass media -- A means of public communication reaching a large audience.