LINGUAFRANCA
Lingua franca
A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a mother tongue, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both mother tongues. 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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Lingua franca
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Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca was an American magazine about intellectual and literary life in academia.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Lingua Franca (magazine)
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lingua franca
Noun
- a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar
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