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interlanguage

The correct spelling is interlanguage.

How to pronounce interlanguage

/ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/
noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/

Say it like: Int-erl-ang-uaj-e

The correct spelling is interlanguage. A language generated by a student of an additional language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language. For example: "Trasyanka and Surzhyk are interlanguages: a Belarusian–Russian and a Ukrainian-Russian mixed language."

Usage Examples

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

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

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A language generated by a student of an additional language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language.
  2. 2.A lingua franca, a common language used by speakers of different languages.
  3. 3.A pidgin or creole.

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