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Meaning of interlanguage

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

interlanguage

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A language generated by a student of an additional language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language.

    Example: Trasyanka and Surzhyk are interlanguages: a Belarusian–Russian and a Ukrainian-Russian mixed language.

  2. A lingua franca, a common language used by speakers of different languages.

    Example: Latin used to be the European interlanguage. Currently English widely serves this purpose.

    Synonyms:koinelingua franca

  3. A pidgin or creole.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/interlanguage

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