interlanguage
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/
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Noun
interlanguage (plural interlanguages)
- A language generated by a student of an additional language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language.
- Trasyanka and Surzhyk are interlanguages: a Belarusian–Russian and a Ukrainian-Russian mixed language.
- A lingua franca, a common language used by speakers of different languages.
- Synonyms: koine, lingua franca
- Latin used to be the European interlanguage. Currently English widely serves this purpose.
- A pidgin or creole.
Translations
mixed language
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lingua franca — see lingua franca
pidgin — see pidgin
creole — see creole
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