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Definition 2024
interlanguage
interlanguage
English
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.
- Latin used to be the European interlanguage. Currently English widely serves this purpose.
- A pidgin or creole.
Synonyms
- lingua franca (lingua franca):
Translations
mixed language
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lingua franca — see lingua franca
pidgin — see pidgin
creole — see creole