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− | A language used to make communication possible between individuals or groups who do not share a mother tongue or common language. Traditionally established to facilitate trade, the use of lingua franca has also become common in diplomacy and as a means of information exchange between individuals of different nationalities. Lingua francas are similar to international auxiliary languages, languages used for communication between people without a common native tongue. The most well-known constructed international auxiliary language is esperanto, which was designed to transcend nationality and allow better understanding between people from different cultures. | + | A language used to make communication possible between individuals or groups who do not share a mother tongue or common language. Traditionally established to facilitate trade, the use of lingua franca has also become common in [[diplomacy]] and as a means of information exchange between individuals of different nationalities. Lingua francas are similar to international auxiliary languages, languages used for communication between people without a common native tongue. The most well-known constructed international auxiliary language is esperanto, which was designed to transcend nationality and allow better understanding between people from different [[Culture|cultures]]. |
[[Category:The Cultural Diplomacy Dictionary]] | [[Category:The Cultural Diplomacy Dictionary]] | ||
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+ | * [http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/lingua-franca.html English- the lingua franca of the Internet?] |
Latest revision as of 09:48, 3 April 2014
A language used to make communication possible between individuals or groups who do not share a mother tongue or common language. Traditionally established to facilitate trade, the use of lingua franca has also become common in diplomacy and as a means of information exchange between individuals of different nationalities. Lingua francas are similar to international auxiliary languages, languages used for communication between people without a common native tongue. The most well-known constructed international auxiliary language is esperanto, which was designed to transcend nationality and allow better understanding between people from different cultures.