second languages
Learned foreign speech
A second language is one learned after acquiring a native tongue, whether formally in school or through immersion.
The term usually implies functional competence rather than mastery: Her second language is Spanish.
Someone's second language may become dominant through emigration or education, eventually surpassing their first.
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- wordLinguistic meaning unit
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- readComprehend written language
- interlanguageEvolving system between tongues
code-switching · fluency · conversational skills · speak · broken English · false friends · fossilization · lost in translation · proficiency · learning curve · sound · diglossia · morphology · practice · syntax · translation guide · write · study abroad
second languagesfirst languages
Initial languages acquired naturally
mother tongues · native languages · native tongues · L1 · home languages
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