Vocab-ability–129 (lingua, lang = language, tongue) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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By spending another 10–15 minutes, you can practice using today’s words by composing your own sample sentences. Your practice efforts will be rewarded with UpVotes.     (See “Vocab Practice” rules and notes below)    Today’s “Vocab- ability” entry

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

  1. Language
    Her native language is Russian but she loves English very much.
  2. Bilingual
    She is bilingual in English and Russian.
  3. Linguistics
    She has an excellent book on the subject of linguistics.
  4. Lingua franca
    Latin was the lingua franca of those men of science and the arts.
  5. Lingo
    She doesn't understand a lot of computer lingo.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. My country is bilingual, English is our primary language.
  2. Jail house slang is a lingua francafor anyone who has been to jail and learned the lingo.
  3. I shied away from linguistics in school, I preferred history.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1, Language

My first language is English, it is descended from Latin and old Germanic languages.

2, Bilingual

I work for a bilingual school, teaching History. The languages are Spanish and English.

3, Linguistics

Linguistics is a very interesting study, which I would like to study a masters in.

4, Lingua franca

During the 15-18th centuries, the era of European exploration, Portuguese was the lingua franca, for diplomatic language on the coasts of Africa and Asia.

5, Lingo

The local lingo of the peoples of Quito, also includes words from the Quechwa indeginous language.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Singapore's education system fosters the mastery of two languages- English as the first language and Chinese, Malay or Tamil as the second language- in order to ensure that students are bilingual.

  2. After attending the intermediate course in historical linguistics, I attained a deeper understanding of how mandarin became the lingua franca among the different dialect groups in China.

  3. The technical lingo used by the computer programmers in my company appeared arcane to the staff in other departments.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

  1. Some countries of have more than one official language.

  2. Children in most South American countries are bilingual, with English as their second language.

  3. The college offers a class in linguistics, it covers the basics of the ancient languages.

  4. Latin used to be part of the lingua franca, but is not used very frequently anymore.

  5. Most geographic locations have their own lingo, based on cultural norms there.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. It very difficult to communicate with someone that has difficulty hearing with a sign language
  2. Rukky is bilingual because she speaks french and English.
  3. Linguistics graduates have very slim employmmployment options.
  4. You have to spend more time in my community if you want to understand the lingua franca of the people there.
  5. You can only understand our lingo if you're in our clique.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Fortunately, I traveled to a country in which the lingua franca was my native language.
  2. My teacher is a linguist, I like his classes a lot and I hope to be a bilingual like him soon.
  3. I am very curious about the lingo of doctors


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

  1. Language
    My native language is Romanian but I love English.
  2. Bilingual
    A person who have an Intalian mother and a French father will become bilingual.
  3. Linguistics
    I find it very interesting to study linguistics so I can learn more about every country and its culture.
  4. Lingua franca
    The most lingua franca of the world is definitely English.
  5. Lingo
    When I was a kid I was using a lingo with my friends so my parents won't figure out what we were discussing about.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Urdu is the official language of our state.

  2. Most of the educational instituions have bilingual environment .

  3. She's professor of linguistics at the University of kashmir.

  4. Lingua franca of our state is kashmiri.

  5. Anatomy is easy after you learn the lingo.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

  1. Language.
    English is the international language.

  2. Bilingual.
    Because Ali is bilingual, she is often chosen to translate between English and Spanish speakers.

  3. Linguistics.
    For linguistic evidence, reference should be made to J.

  4. Lingua Franca
    Long before English became the lingua franca of the Internet age, the world has wanted a common language.

  5. Lingo.
    Chinese have a unique lingo.


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