Definition of "interlanguage" [interlanguage]

• The type of language produced by nonnative speakers in the process of learning a second language or foreign language. (noun)
• A lingua franca. (noun)

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• "What I like about the idea of interlanguage is that it suggests there is a state where there is no “incorrect” language, more like opportunities for development."
• "“What I like about the idea of interlanguage is that it suggests there is a state where there is no “incorrect” language, more like opportunities for development.”"
• "The reason that I like to learn languages is so that I can talk to people in their language and maybe have a chance of understanding something that they could't have told me in an "interlanguage"."