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LINGUA FRANCA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1981-09-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lingua franca
1, record 1, English, lingua%20franca
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
any of various hybrid or other languages that are used over a wide area as common or commercial tongue among peoples of diverse speech (as Hindustani, Swhahili). 1, record 1, English, - lingua%20franca
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to WEBIN, 1976, 1316, lingua franca has both latin and regular English plural forms, i.e. "linguae francae" and "lingua francas". 2, record 1, English, - lingua%20franca
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lingua franca
1, record 1, French, lingua%20franca
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- langue franque 2, record 1, French, langue%20franque
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) "langue de relation" (c'est-à-dire langue utilisée habituellement entre elles par des personnes ayant des langues maternelles différentes; ainsi le souahéli en Afrique orientale, le malais en Indonésie, etc.). 1, record 1, French, - lingua%20franca
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lingua franca
1, record 2, English, lingua%20franca
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a hybrid language of Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish elements, spoken in certain Mediterranean ports. 1, record 2, English, - lingua%20franca
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to WESEC, 1976, 823, "lingua franca" has both latin and regular English plural forms, i.e. "linguae francae" and "lingua francas". 2, record 2, English, - lingua%20franca
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lingua franca
1, record 2, French, lingua%20franca
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- langue franque 2, record 2, French, langue%20franque
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sabir comprenant des éléments de différentes langues romanes, de grec, d'arabe et de turc, en usage jusqu'au XIXe s. dans les ports méditerranéens. 1, record 2, French, - lingua%20franca
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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