Interlanguage — An interlanguage is an emerging linguistic system that has been developed by a learner of a second language (or L2) who has not become fully proficient yet but is only approximating the target language: preserving some features of their first… … Wikipedia
interlanguage — UK [ˈɪntə(r)ˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ] / US [ˈɪntərˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms interlanguage : singular interlanguage plural interlanguages linguistics a mixture of two languages, especially one used by someone learning a new language,… … English dictionary
Interlanguage fossilization — In the process of mastering a target language (TL), second language learners (L2) develop a linguistic system that is self contained and different from both the learner’s first language (L1) and the TL (Nemser, 1971). This linguistic system has… … Wikipedia
interlanguage — noun /ɪnˈtɜːɹˈlæŋɡwɪʤ/ a) A language created by students of a foreign language, incorporating aspects of their own language. b) A common language used by speakers of different languages. Syn: lingua franca … Wiktionary
interlanguage — noun a language or form of language having features of two others, e.g. a pidgin … English new terms dictionary
interlanguage — in·ter·language … English syllables
interlanguage — /ˈɪntəˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/ (say intuh.langgwij) noun an interim and often divergent form of a language produced by someone learning it as a second language. {inter + language} …
interlanguage — n. a language or use of language having features of two others, often a pidgin or dialect form … Useful english dictionary
Second language acquisition — is the process by which people learn a second language in addition to their native language(s). The term second language is used to describe the acquisition of any language after the acquisition of the mother tongue. The language to be learned is … Wikipedia
Interlingua — Not to be confused with Interlingue or Interlanguage. This article is about the auxiliary language created by the International Auxiliary Language Association. For other uses, see Interlingua (disambiguation). Interlingua Pronunciation… … Wikipedia