interlanguage
noun/ˈɪntərˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
Frequency rank: #19,905 most common English word
Meaning
A developing linguistic system created by a language learner that contains features of both the native language and the target language.
Example sentence
Researchers studying second language acquisition often analyze the interlanguage that learners develop between their native tongue and the target language.
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