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The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?
Tony D'Souza

Meaning of "lingua franca" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LINGUA FRANCA

Italian, literally: Frankish tongue.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LINGUA FRANCA

lingua franca  [ˈlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LINGUA FRANCA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lingua franca is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LINGUA FRANCA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lingua franca

A lingua franca also called a bridge language, or vehicular language, is a language systematically used to make communication possible between persons not sharing a native language, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both native languages. Lingua francas have arisen around the globe throughout human history, sometimes for commercial reasons but also for diplomatic and administrative convenience, and as a means of exchanging information between scientists and other scholars of different nationalities. The term originates with one such language, Mediterranean Lingua Franca.

Definition of lingua franca in the English dictionary

The first definition of lingua franca in the dictionary is a language used for communication among people of different mother tongues. Other definition of lingua franca is a hybrid language containing elements from several different languages used in this way. Lingua franca is also any system of communication providing mutual understanding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LINGUA FRANCA


anchor
ˈæŋkə
anker
ˈæŋkə
Bangka
ˈbæŋkə
Banka
ˈbæŋkə
banker
ˈbæŋkə
barranca
bəˈræŋkə
canker
ˈkæŋkə
Casablanca
ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə
flanker
ˈflæŋkə
hanker
ˈhæŋkə
janker
ˈdʒæŋkə
rancour
ˈræŋkə
ranker
ˈræŋkə
spanker
ˈspæŋkə
stratotanker
ˈstrætəʊˌtæŋkə
supertanker
ˈsuːpəˌtæŋkə
tanker
ˈtæŋkə
thangka
ˈθæŋkə
wanker
ˈwæŋkə
yanker
ˈjæŋkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINGUA FRANCA

lingua
linguae
linguae francae
lingual
lingual titubation
lingually
linguica
linguiform
linguine
linguini
linguist
linguister
linguistic
linguistic atlas
linguistic borrowing
linguistic geographer
linguistic geography
linguistic philosophy
linguistical
linguistically

WORDS THAT END LIKE LINGUA FRANCA

Africa
America
ca
Capablanca
chica
circa
coca
Costa Rica
Cuenca
Dominica
finca
Inca
Jamaica
North America
Rebecca
Salamanca
South Africa
South America
veronica
vinca

Synonyms and antonyms of lingua franca in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lingua franca» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LINGUA FRANCA

Find out the translation of lingua franca to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lingua franca from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lingua franca» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

用得上
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lingua franca
570 millions of speakers

English

lingua franca
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोकभाषा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لغة مشتركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лингва франка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

língua franca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আন্তর্জাতিক মিশ্রিত ভাষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lingua franca
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lingua franca
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lingua franca
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

共通語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

링구아 프랑카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lingua franca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng pha trộn ở levant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிங்குவா பிரான்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाषा फलक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ortak dil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lingua franca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lingua franca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінгва франка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lingua franca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lingua franca
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lingua franca
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lingua franca
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lingua franca
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lingua franca

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LINGUA FRANCA»

The term «lingua franca» is regularly used and occupies the 79.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of lingua franca
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «lingua franca».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LINGUA FRANCA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lingua franca» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lingua franca» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lingua franca

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QUOTES WITH «LINGUA FRANCA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lingua franca.
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Tony D'Souza
The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINGUA FRANCA»

Discover the use of lingua franca in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lingua franca and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel
In this provocative and persuasive new book, Nicholas Ostler challenges our assumption that English will continue to dominate as the global lingua franca.
Nicholas Ostler, 2010
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English as a Lingua Franca: attitude and identity
This book explores attitudes related to English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and the implications for student identities.
Jennifer Jenkins, 2007
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English as a Lingua Franca: A Corpus-based Analysis
Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca.
Luke Prodromou, 2008
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English as a Lingua Franca in Higher Education: A ...
Review text: This book is an important contribution to research on multilingualism: the author does not only discuss theoretical aspects of this research field but also attempts to verify theoretical premises with respect to their empirical ...
Ute Smit, 2010
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Lingua Franca in the Mediterranean
It was/ is the experimentcharacteristic of administration seeking means to express authority: one consequence was elevation of a local idiom to the status of lingua franca. Now, another term for that product is koine, which, however, I have ...
J. E. Wansborough, 2013
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English as a Lingua Franca in ASEAN: A Multilingual Model
The aim of this book is to explore questions such as these and then make recommendations on language policy and language education for regional policymakers.
Andy Kirkpatrick, 2010
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Analysing English as a Lingua Franca: A Corpus-driven ...
This is one of the first books to provide a detailed and comprehensive account of recent empirical findings in the field of English as a lingua franca (ELF).
Alessia Cogo, Martin Dewey, 2012
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English as a Lingua Franca in Cross-cultural Immigration Domains
This book explores the cognitive and communicative processes involved in the use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) within cross-cultural specialized contexts where non-native speakers of English - i.e.
Maria Grazia Guido, 2008
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English as a Lingua Franca: Studies and Findings
This is now changing fast, and the study of English as a lingua franca has become a vibrant research field.
Anna Mauranen, Elina Ranta, 2010
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English as Lingua Franca: Double Talk in Global Persuasion
This Bodysnatched English is the subject of Dovring's study. A communication analyst, Dovring examines the use, influence and political environment where Bodysnatched English has appeared.
Karin Dovring, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINGUA FRANCA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lingua franca is used in the context of the following news items.
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But, Seriously – Lingua Franca - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher …
Anyone who reads college papers — and who pays attention to the punctuation therein — will recognize a fairly recent trend of students ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 15»
2
Up in the Air: Meet the Man Who Flies Around the World for Free …
Paranoia is the lingua franca of all Hobbyists, and now is a good time to be pessimistic. Earlier this year, Delta and United both switched to ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
3
'Civic Eagle' App Wants To Bring Americans Face To Face In Online …
The feature that makes Civic Eagle worth keeping an eye on, however, is its use of 30-45 second videos, the lingua franca of modern mobile ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
BBC Sport - Tour de France: Why are Team Sky attracting doubters?
Using the lexicon of suspicion that has become the lingua franca of late, Thomas' ride was "pas normal", a phrase used by Lance Armstrong to ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
5
Gay Men Whining About Their Big Gay Accents - Breitbart
The Big Gay Accent; it's the lingua franca of gay men from Santa Monica to Chelsea and everywhere in between. For all we know gay men in ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
6
Honda to switch to English | theSundaily
... its decision to make English the corporate lingua franca recognises the future of Honda's operations to grow more in the international arena, ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
7
The Spectator at war: Magnanimity in stone - Spectator Blogs
For example, the great officials of Venice were content with no less a title than “Magnifico,” and it is from the Italian lingua franca of the Levant ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Life across the digital divide - Livemint
My friends tell me that these are the lingua franca of people who live a digital life, who are digitally inclusive, who are connected, and who send ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
9
Honda makes English official
Chinese tech giant Lenovo made English its lingua franca many years ago, and the same goes for Nokia, Audi, Airbus, Aventis, ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
10
Berlin start-up scene: Europe's 'Silicon Valley'?
... he told DW, adding that Berlin's central location and the fact that English is now the lingua franca also work in the German capital's favor. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lingua franca [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lingua-franca>. Apr 2024 ».
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