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second language. noun. a language other than the mother tongue that a person or community uses for public communication, esp in trade, higher education, and administration. a non-native language officially recognized and adopted in a multilingual country as a means of public communication.
Definition of second language noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) refers both to the study of individuals and groups who are learning a language subsequent to learning their first one as young children, and to the process of learning that language. The additional language is called a second language (L2), even though it may actually be the third, fourth, or tenth to be acquired.
