interlingual
- adjective
- /ˌɪntərˈlɪŋɡwəl/
- The language of Chicano theater is predominantly Chicano, an interlingual blend of English and Spanish.
Examples
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The research focused on interlingual communication between speakers of different languages.
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L'Autre Don Juan may be a French farce, but the constant presence of the author-character and the interlingual games are guaranteed to keep audiences aware of the original source of this complex metatheatrical text.
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Read the Accent of the Other with an Interlingual Memory of Your Own.
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It is obvious, though, that Chita is not a multi- or interlingual novel in terms of balance.
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Nevertheless, writing ability and even a student's oral CALP have high interlingual correlations (Carson et al. 1990).
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The precise effects of this interlingual approach to literature in English (or mainly in English) are manifest in semantic, aesthetic, and thematic forms.
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Interlingual education programs help students learn to navigate multiple languages effectively.
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Many scholars study interlingual phenomena to understand how languages influence each other.
Synonyms
Relating to more than one language, often comparing grammar or sounds
Compounds
How Many Languages
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Etymology
The word interlingual comes from two parts: inter- meaning 'between' and lingua meaning 'tongue' or 'language'. So interlingual describes something that goes 'between languages', like translation or communication that involves more than one language.