la lingua franca
31lingua franca — (LING gwah FRAHN kah) [Italian: Frankish tongue] Any language used in common among peoples of a region where several languages are spoken; a jargon or pidgin used to facilitate trade or commerce. that has come to be the lingua franca of the …
32lingua franca — noun (C) a language used between people whose main languages are different: English serves as a lingua franca in many countries …
33Mediterranean Lingua Franca — lingua franca Spoken in Tunisia, Greece, Cyprus Region Mediterranean Basin Extinct 19th century Language family Pidgin, Rom …
34(a) lingua franca — a language that is used for communication between people whose main languages are different. English is the undisputed lingua franca of the business world. (often + of) …
35Lingua franca — Weltsprache; Verkehrssprache * * * Lịn|gua frạn|ca 〈f.; ; unz.〉 1. 〈urspr.〉 spätmittelalterliche Handels u. Seefahrtssprache im Mittelmeerraum mit überwiegend italienischem, von arabischen Elementen durchsetztem Wortschatz 2. 〈allg.〉… …
36Lingua franca — Lịn|gua frạn|ca 〈f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 1. 〈urspr.〉 spätmittelalterliche Handels u. Seefahrtssprache im Mittelmeerraum mit überwiegend italienischem, von arab. Elementen durchsetztem Wortschatz 2. 〈allg.〉 Verkehrssprache innerhalb eines mehrere …
37lingua franca — [ˌlɪŋgwə fraŋkə] noun (plural lingua francas) 1》 a language used as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. 2》 historical a mixture of Italian with French, Greek, Arabic, and Spanish, formerly used in the eastern… …
38lingua franca — lin′gua fran′ca [[t]ˈfræŋ kə[/t]] n. pl. lingua fran•cas, lin•guae fran•cae [[t]ˈlɪŋ gwi ˈfræn si, ˈfræŋ ki[/t]] 1) ling. any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages 2) peo (caps.) a pidgin with… …
39lingua franca — n. (pl. lingua francas) 1 a language adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. 2 a system for mutual understanding. 3 hist. a mixture of Italian with French, Greek, Arabic, and Spanish, used in the Levant …
40Englisch als Lingua Franca — Die Englische Sprache hat sich mit der Herausbildung eines Britischen Weltreichs, vom Kolonialismus des 17. Jahrhunderts bis zum Imperialismus des 19. Jahrhunderts, zu einer wichtigen internationalen Lingua franca entwickelt. Diese Bedeutung… …
