world language
Internationally spoken communication
A world language is one spoken across many countries and used for international communication—English, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, French.
The term implies both wide geographic spread and practical utility: a world language lets speakers from different regions conduct business, diplomacy, or scholarship without translation.
At risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
extinction · native speaker · dialect · regional · cultural identity · assimilation · colonial · postcolonial
Smooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- syntaxRules for arranging words
phonetics · semantics · pronunciation · bilingualism · multilingualism · polyglot · acquisition · literacy
Britain's native tongue
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- ArabicSemitic language family member
Hindi · Portuguese · Russian · Japanese · German · Swahili · Korean · Indonesian
Educational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- immersionState of being submerged
- TESOLForeign language pedagogy field
- proficiency testAssessment measuring skill level
acquisition · didactics · textbook · certification · exchange program · study abroad · classroom · instruction
Multinational peacekeeping body
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
foreign policy · geopolitics · global affairs · summit · treaty · accord · negotiation · protocol
endangered
At risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- indigenousOriginating in a region
documentation · extinction · native speaker · dialect · regional · cultural identity · assimilation · colonial · postcolonial
fluency
Smooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- vocabularyOne's word collection
syntax · phonetics · semantics · pronunciation · bilingualism · multilingualism · polyglot · acquisition · literacy · morphology
English
Britain's native tongue
Arabic · Hindi · Portuguese · Russian · Japanese · German · Swahili · Korean · Indonesian · Bengali
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
proficiency test · acquisition · didactics · textbook · certification · exchange program · study abroad · classroom · instruction · assessment
UN
Multinational peacekeeping body
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
embassy · foreign policy · geopolitics · global affairs · summit · treaty · accord · negotiation · protocol · envoy
- lingua francasEnglish, French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin
- Constructed Languagesconlang, Esperanto, Valyrian, interlinguistics, Klingon
- EsperantoEsperanto, grammar rules, correlatives, affixes, prefixes
- language policyimmersion programs, English-only, citizenship tests
world languageregional dialect
Geographically distinct speech variety
regional language · local dialect · minority language · indigenous language · tribal language
world languagelingua franca
Shared tongue between peoples
mother tongue · home language · secret language · cant · jargon
world languagedying language
endangered language · extinct language · dead language · unwritten language · minority language
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