💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Target language"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| object languagenoun | (lexicography) the language of the headwords in a dictionary (in a French-to-English translation dictionary, French is the object language) |
| second languagenoun | A language that is spoken by someone but is not their mother tongue. |
| contact languagenoun | (linguistics) A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community. |
| first languagenoun | The first language one is taught to speak; one's native language. |
| daughter languagenoun | (linguistics) A language which genetically descends from an earlier parent language. |
| native languagenoun | One's first language, learned in early childhood. |
| tonguagenoun | (nonstandard, rare) Language; spoken language, as opposed to other forms of language (body language, written language, etc.). |
| berlitznoun | A brand of language skills learning. During the teaching of the language all instruction is done in the target language. |
| mother tonguenoun | The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language. |
| killer languagenoun | (linguistics) A dominant and prestigious language which gradually causes extinction of other, especially minor languages. |
| international auxiliary languagenoun | (linguistics) A language intended to be used by people who do not share a common language. |
| linguismnoun | Discrimination based on a person's language. |
| home languagenoun | The main language spoken in a home. |
| language areanoun | A geographical area where some language is commonly spoken. |
| linguaculturenoun | A culture with its associated language. |
| auxiliary languagenoun | Any language (whether constructed or natural), such as Volapük, Esperanto, Swahili, French, Russian or English, used or intended to be used (locally, regionally, nationally or internationally) for intercommunication by speakers of various other languages. |
| linguistic landscapenoun | (linguistics) The totality of written language visible within a certain area. |
| native tonguenoun | Synonym of native language. |
| heritage languagenoun | (linguistics) A minority language that one acquires as a first language but uses and/or is exposed to less later in life in favor of a more dominant majority language. |
| superstratumnoun | (linguistics) A language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language |
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