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Interlanguage vs Fossilization - What's the difference?

interlanguage | fossilization |

As nouns the difference between interlanguage and fossilization

is that interlanguage is a language created by students of a foreign language, incorporating aspects of their own language, a mixed language while fossilization is the process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

interlanguage

English

(wikipedia interlanguage)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A language created by students of a foreign language, incorporating aspects of their own language, a mixed language.
  • A lingua franca, a common language used by speakers of different languages.
    • Latin used to be the European interlanguage . Currently English widely serves this purpose.
  • A pidgin, a creole

    • Synonyms

    * lingua franca (lingua franca)

    fossilization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fossilisation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
  • (figuratively) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.