interlingual
Spanning multiple tongues
Interlingual means between or across languages.
An interlingual dictionary translates between two languages rather than defining words within one.
Interlingual transfer describes how knowledge of one language influences learning another.
The term appears in linguistics, translation studies, and language education: interlingual errors, interlingual communication.
Proficiency in two languages
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- translationConverting between languages
- interpretationAssigned meaning
diglossia · pidgin · creole · borrowing · calque · loanword · cognate · interference
Regional language variety
- sociolectLanguage variety by group
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
- patoisRegional informal speech
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
Alphabetical word reference
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- wordlistCompiled vocabulary set
lemma · headword · entry · definition · gloss · terminology · neologism · corpus
Favoring cooperation among nations
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- interculturalBetween different cultures
bilingualism
Proficiency in two languages
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- translationConverting between languages
interpretation · diglossia · pidgin · creole · borrowing · calque · loanword · cognate · interference · cross-linguistic
dialect
Regional language variety
- sociolectLanguage variety by group
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
- patoisRegional informal speech
vernacular · creole · pidgin · koine · nonstandard · demotic · register
dictionary
Alphabetical word reference
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
wordlist · lemma · headword · entry · definition · gloss · terminology · neologism · corpus · metalanguage
internationalism
Favoring cooperation among nations
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions