interlanguage

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

interlanguage (plural interlanguages)

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. A pidgin or creole.

Translations

• French: interlangue
• German: Interimssprache
• Russian: интер-язы́к

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