interlanguage
/ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/
noun
- 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.
“Latin used to be the European interlanguage. Currently English widely serves this purpose.”
- 3
A pidgin or creole.
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