exolingual

English

Etymology

From exo- +‎ lingual.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl

Adjective

exolingual (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) Pertaining to a series of utterances between two people who do not speak the same language.
    • 2007, Konstanze Jungbluth, Identities in Migration Contexts, page 53:
      Studies of interaction in contact situations have often concentrated on so-called "exolingual" conversations between natives and non-natives.

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