Exolingual

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a series of utterances between two people who do not speak the same language. not-comparable

    "Studies of interaction in contact situations have often concentrated on so-called "exolingual" conversations between natives and non-natives."

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"Studies of interaction in contact situations have often concentrated on so-called "exolingual" conversations between natives and non-natives."

Etymology

From exo- + lingual.

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