The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

What are lingua francas?

The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

Nicholas Ostler

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In many cases, when different communities are in contact, they resort to a lingua franca, a kind of ‘bridge’ language that is distinct from the mother tongues of each group.

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Ostler, Nicholas. What are lingua francas?. The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 42-46 Apr 2012. ISBN 9781908049490. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=20742. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.20742. Apr 2012

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