interlanguage
/ˌɪntərˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
noun
- A language system that a learner of a second language creates, which is between their native language and the target language, containing features of both.
- The student's interlanguage showed some grammar rules from her first language mixed with English vocabulary.
- Teachers study interlanguage to understand how learners gradually build their knowledge of a new language.
- His interlanguage was full of creative mistakes that showed he was actively figuring out the rules of Spanish.