"interlanguage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ [US] Audio: En-us-interlanguage.ogg Forms: interlanguages [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋɡwɪdʒ Etymology: From inter- + language. In the language acquisition sense introduced by Larry Selinker in 1972. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|language}} inter- + language Head templates: {{en-noun}} interlanguage (plural interlanguages)
  1. A language generated by a student of a foreign language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language. Translations (mixed language): 中介語 (Chinese Mandarin), 中介语 (zhōngjièyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 中間語言 (Chinese Mandarin), 中间语言 (zhōngjiān yǔyán) (Chinese Mandarin), sekakieli (Finnish), interlangue [feminine] (French), Interimssprache [feminine] (German), idirtheanga [feminine] (Irish), 中間言語 (chūkan gengo) (alt: ちゅうかんげんご) (Japanese), interjęzyk [masculine] (Polish), интер-язы́к (intɛr-jazýk) [masculine] (Russian), ภาษาในระหว่าง (paa-sǎa-nai-rá-wàang) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-interlanguage-en-noun-Xe8cgRTy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 17 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 65 20 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 83 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 83 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 82 14 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 81 14 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 84 12 4 Disambiguation of 'mixed language': 76 13 11
  2. A lingua franca, a common language used by speakers of different languages Synonyms: koine, lingua franca
    Sense id: en-interlanguage-en-noun-EEG7O5Pt
  3. A pidgin or creole
    Sense id: en-interlanguage-en-noun-ICG-wElV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: interlinguist

Inflected forms

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