translanguage en · VERB
Etymology
From trans- + language.
Meanings
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To make use of multiple languages in a single discourse.
To translanguage is to speak naturally and freely, without regard for the restrictions established by the boundaries of named languages, without heed for the constraints that give dual names and borders and limits to the bilingual's unitary competence.
2016, Ofelia García, Tatyana Kleyn, Translanguaging with Multilingual Students, →ISBN:Whereas before she would often translanguage herself in whole-group lessons, now she calls on students with different language backgrounds to translanguage for clarification or meaning, but does not do it herself.
2015, Jasone Cenoz, Durk Gorter, Multilingual Education, →ISBN, page 220:Finally, the discussion that ensues about the reading material often takes place in Spanish with children encouraged to translanguage as they try out their ideas with new language practices.
2013, Christian Abello-Contesse, Paul M. Chandler, María Dolores López-Jiménez, Bilingual and Multilingual Education in the 21st Century, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| translanguages | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| translanguaged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| translanguaged | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| translanguaging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |