E-language

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of external language: language as transmitted and shared in the world or community rather than as perceived and understood in the individual. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

    "The emergence of “Greenglish” – Greek written with English letters – as an unofficial e-language since the arrival of the internet has also sparked alarm."

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"The emergence of “Greenglish” – Greek written with English letters – as an unofficial e-language since the arrival of the internet has also sparked alarm."

Etymology

Introduced by Noam Chomsky.

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