vehicular language

plural vehicular languages

1. Synonym of lingua franca.

   Lingua franca is today generally used to describe the worldwide spread of English as a vehicular language.

   2022, Sabine Fiedler, Cyril Robert Brosch, “What is a lingua franca?” (chapter 2), in Esperanto – Lingua Franca and Language Community, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 10

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   German is now again an important vehicular language and might be seen as a potential candidate for a regional lingua franca in the European Union.

   2011, Rudi Janssens, Virginie Mamadouh, László Marácz, “Languages of regional communication (ReLan) in Europe: three case studies and a research agenda”, in J. N. Jørgensen, editor, A toolkit for transnational communication in Europe (Copenhagen studies in bilingualism; 64), →ISBN, page 84

   Synonyms: lingua franca