Definition
interlanguage
noun
- a language system developed by a learner of a foreign language that is intermediate between the learner's native language and the target language
Usage: linguistics; language acquisition
Examples
- The student's interlanguage showed features of both Spanish and English grammar.
- Researchers study interlanguage to understand how people acquire new languages.
- Her interlanguage gradually became closer to native French as she practiced.
- The interlanguage stage is a natural part of second language development.
- Teachers recognize that interlanguage errors are signs of learning progress, not failure.
- His interlanguage included word-for-word translations from his native language.