état de langue
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French état de langue (“state of language”).
Noun
état de langue (plural état de langues)
- (linguistics) a form of a language at any given time, seen synchronically
French
Etymology
Coined by Ferdinand de Saussure.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ta d(ə) lɑ̃ɡ/
Noun
état de langue m (plural états de langue)
- (linguistics) a form of a language at any given time, seen synchronically