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E-language
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English
Alternative forms
en e-language
Etymology
Introduced by Noam Chomsky.
Noun
- E-language
en linguistics en external language: language as transmitted and shared in the world or community rather than as perceived and understood in the individual.
en-GB Helena Smith The Greeks had a word for it … until now, as language is deluged by English terms The Observer 2021-01-31 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/31/the-greeks-had-a-word-for-it-until-now-as-language-is-deluged-by-english-terms 0029-7712 The emergence of “Greenglish” – Greek written with English letters – as an unofficial e-language since the arrival of the internet has also sparked alarm. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018141405/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/31/the-greeks-had-a-word-for-it-until-now-as-language-is-deluged-by-english-terms 18 October 2026
Coordinate terms
en I-language