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exolingual en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English exolingual From exo- + lingual.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to a series of utterances between two people who do not speak the same language.
    • Studies of interaction in contact situations have often concentrated on so-called "exolingual" conversations between natives and non-natives. 2007, Konstanze Jungbluth, Identities in Migration Contexts, page 53:

Translations (1)

fr exolingue (pertaining to a series of utterances between two people who do not speak the same language)