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A lingua franca (/ ˌ l ɪ ŋ ɡ w ə ˈ f r æ ŋ k ə /; lit. ' Frankish tongue '; for plurals see § Usage notes), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vehicular language, or link language, is a language systematically used to make communication possible between groups of people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when ...
Mar 28, 2024 · lingua franca, language used as a means of communication between populations speaking vernaculars that are not mutually intelligible. The term was first used during the Middle Ages to describe a French- and Italian-based jargon, or pidgin, that was developed by Crusaders and traders in the eastern Mediterranean and characterized by the invariant forms of its nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
In more modern times French is the western world's first lingua franca, owing to the prestige of France in the age of Louis XIV. During the 20th century its position is gradually usurped by English, as a result of the global spread of the British empire and the commercial dominance of the United States. English has by now penetrated more deeply ...
Jan 1, 2020 · Abstract. This chapter lays out the background to Lingua Franca with a description of its key features and the etymology of the term. It identifies and provides relevant ethnographic detail of the regions where it was purported to be spoken. It introduces the principal arguments of the monograph regarding the distinction between documentary and ...
- Joanna Nolan
- jn24@soas.ac.uk
- 2020
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The linguistic term lingua franca 'contact vernacular' used, first in reference to the Mediterranean, then in general, still needs clarification with respect to its origin and its complex history alike. (a) One group of etymologists accepts the West as the word's starting point. Wartburg goes back to frank 'free';7 thus, Lingua Franca would ...
Jun 20, 2017 · Perhaps unsurprisingly, the final blow to French’s status as lingua franca doesn’t come from England, but from England’s former North American colony. Step 3: English conquers the world and goes global. After WWI and the Treaty of Versailles, Britain’s Empire reached its peak, but its fortunes dramatically changed after WWII.
Jan 22, 2020 · A pidgin is a simplified version of one language that combines the vocabulary of a number of different languages. Pidgins are often just used between members of different cultures to communicate for things like trade. A pidgin is distinct from a lingua franca in that members of the same populations rarely use it to talk to one another.
