interlanguage
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interlanguage
- /ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ US
Rhymes with -æŋɡwɪdʒ
Where it comes from
From inter- + language. In the language acquisition sense introduced by Larry Selinker in 1972.
noun interlanguages
- A language generated by a student of a foreign language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language. The learner's selection from his/her store of interlanguage rules is not haphazard but systematic and predictable, based as it is on his/her existing rule system in much the same way as the native speaker bases his/her speech on the internalized knowledge of the L1 system.
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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.
Similar: koine, lingua franca
- A pidgin or creole
Translations
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noun mixed language
| 日本語 | 中間言語 chūkan gengo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 中介語 /中介语 zhōngjièyǔ, 中間語言 /中间语言 zhōngjiān yǔyán |
| हिन्दी | अन्तरभाषा antarbhāṣā |
| Français | interlangue |
| Deutsch | Interimssprache, Lernersprache, Lernervarietät, Zwischensprache |
| Русский | интер-язы́к intɛr-jazýk |
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@misc{interlanguage_2026,
title = {interlanguage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interlanguage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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