lingua franca

English - Turkish

Definition of lingua franca in English Turkish dictionary

lingua franka

İngilizce, dünyanın şimdiki lingua frankasıdır. - English is the world's current lingua franca.

anadili farklı insanların konuştuğu ortak dil

uluslararası ticari dil

ortak dil

(Dilbilim) geçerli dil

English - English

Definition of lingua franca in English English dictionary

a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar

A lingua franca is a language or way of communicating which is used between people who do not speak one another's native language. English is rapidly becoming the lingua franca of Asia. a language used between people whose main languages are different. Language used for communication between two or more groups that have different native languages. It may be a standard language for example, English and French are often used for international diplomacy, and Swahili is used by speakers of the many different local languages of eastern Africa. A lingua franca may also be a pidgin, like Melanesian Pidgin, widely used in the southern Pacific. The term lingua franca (Latin: "Frankish language") was first applied to a pidgin based on French and Italian developed in the Mediterranean. See also creole

The commercial language of the Levant, a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders

A medium of communication for people who speak different first languages A language of commerce lingua refers to the tongue

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"

A language used as a means of communication by speakers who do not have a native language in common (see Auxiliary Language)

a common hybrid or other language used by speakers of different languages See also: koine

international language

Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a common or commercial tongue among peoples of different speech

A species of corrupt Italian spoken on the coasts of the Mediterranean The Franks' language mixed with the Italian

Related Terms

Lingua Franca Nova

A constructed language based on French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan using either Latin or Cyrillic alphabets with grammar based on that of Romance Creoles

A lingua franca

koine

a lingua franca

sabir

Hyphenation

lin·gua franca

Turkish pronunciation

lînggwı frängkı

Antonyms

vernacular

Pronunciation

/ˈləɴɢgwə ˈfraɴɢkə/ /ˈlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/

Etymology

() From Italian lingua franca