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Definition of Interlanguage
1. Noun. A common language used by speakers of different languages. "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"
Definition of Interlanguage
1. Noun. A language created by students of a foreign language, incorporating aspects of their own language. ¹
2. Noun. A common language used by speakers of different languages. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Interlanguage
Literary usage of Interlanguage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"The failure of many substratum researchers to explain adequately just how they
conceive of the mechanism of interlanguage influence has probably also led to ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"In spite of the short time this interlanguage (generally called Ido) has existed,
it has already gained a great many adherents among Esperantists as well as ..."
3. On Calculating the Factor of Chance in Language Comparison by Donald A. Ringe (1992)
"... however, the course adopted here seemed simpler and more straightforward for
the purposes of interlanguage comparison. Adopting the alternative analysis ..."
4. Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies: English Language Learners ...by Brad Buhrow, Anne Upczak Garcia by Brad Buhrow, Anne Upczak Garcia (2006)
"... interlanguage: The recursive path of learning a new language. LI: First,
primary, or heritage language. L2: Second or other language. ..."
5. What Holds Us Together: Social Cohesion in South Africa by David Chidester, Phillip Dexter (2004)
"... Emotion by Second-Language Learners and Native Speakers in Eisenstein M (ed)
The Dynamic interlanguage: Empirical Studies in Second Language Variation. ..."
6. The Hmong, 1987-1995: A Selected & Annotated Bibliography edited by Christina J. Smith (1996)
"The author also examined the English interlanguage of a Hmong speaker (Hmong is
also topic prominent) and found similarities in the language process. ..."
7. Disability and Social Change: A South African Agenda by Brian Watermeyer (2007)
"Through an editing process, facilitators provide some techniques for upgrading
this degraded language or 'interlanguage' into English. ..."
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