lingua franca

Summary

lingua franca is a type of language^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• lingua franca's instance of is recorded as type of language^[3].
• lingua franca is a type of auxiliary language^[4].
• lingua franca is a type of common language^[5].
• lingua franca's said to be the same as is recorded as vehicular language^[6].
• lingua franca is the opposite of vernacular^[7].
• lingua franca's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lingua francas^[8].
• lingua franca's Commons gallery is recorded as Lingua franca^[9].
• lingua franca's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• lingua franca's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• lingua franca's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[12].
• lingua franca's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia^[13].
• lingua franca's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[14].
• lingua franca's different from is recorded as common language^[15].
• lingua franca's different from is recorded as koiné language^[16].
• lingua franca's different from is recorded as pidgin^[17].
• lingua franca's different from is recorded as creole^[18].
• lingua franca's different from is recorded as contact language^[19].
• lingua franca's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics^[20].

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Definition and Type

lingua franca's instance of is recorded as type of language^[3]. Recorded subclass of include auxiliary language^[4] and common language^[5]. It is the opposite of vernacular^[7].

Why It Matters

lingua franca has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]