Interlanguage

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪdÍ¡Ê’/

Origin

- + language

Full definition of interlanguage

Noun

1. A language created by students of a foreign language, incorporating aspects of their own language, a mixed language.
   Trasyanka and Surzhyk are interlanguages - a Belarusian–Russian and Ukrainian-Russian mixed languages.
2. 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.
3. A pidgin, a creole

Synonyms

• lingua franca (lingua franca)