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   Lin·gua fran·ca

   /ˌliNGɡwə ˈfraNGkə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
   • ▪ a mixture of Italian with French, Greek, Arabic, and Spanish, formerly used in the Levant.

   Word Origin late 17th century: from Italian, literally ‘Frankish tongue’.

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   What is a lingua franca?

   • It is also the ‘lingua franca’ of Shakespeare, Jonson, and the whole tribe of Elizabethan poets and dramatists, not to mention Plautus, Terence, Sappho, Virgil, Ovid, Chaucer, Burns and indeed almost every poet who has ever concerned himself with the most absorbing of all themes.

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   Why is Hausa considered a lingua franca?

   • Hausa can also be seen as a lingua franca because it is the language of communication between speakers of different languages in Northern Nigeria and other West African countries, including the northern region of Ghana.

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   What's the difference between a mother tongue and a lingua franca?

   • "I want to draw a distinction between a language which is spread through nurture, a mother tongue, and a language that is spread through recruitment, which is a lingua franca. A lingua franca is a language that you consciously learn because you need to, because you want to. A mother tongue is a language that you learn because you can't help it.

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