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The correct spelling is interlanguage.
How to pronounce interlanguage
/ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/
nounIPA: /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.A language generated by a student of an additional language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language.
- 2.A lingua franca, a common language used by speakers of different languages.
- 3.A pidgin or creole.
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