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interlanguage
[ in-ter-lang-gwij ]
noun
- a language created or used for international communication.
- (in second-language acquisition) the linguistic system characterizing the output of a nonnative speaker at any stage prior to full acquisition of the target language.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of interlanguage1
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Example Sentences
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He favors a synthetic interlanguage rather than a simplified ethnic one.
Communication troubles between South Africa's speakers of English and Afrikaans led him to think about an interlanguage.
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