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interlanguage

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/

The English word “interlanguage” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A language generated by a student of a foreign 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

Etymology

From inter- + language. In the language acquisition sense introduced by Larry Selinker in 1972.

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