ghost language
A "ghost language" can refer to a hypothetical, extinct, or culturally significant language that has no direct evidence or speakers.
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Definition
C1Linguistics
(technical, academic)A hypothetical or reconstructed language believed to have existed based on indirect linguistic evidence, but with no direct historical records or surviving speakers.
Example
- Linguists study ghost languages to understand the evolution of modern languages.
B2Culture
(artistic)A term used to describe the blending of languages and cultures, often in the context of cultural displacement or diaspora.
Example
- The artist's work explores the concept of a ghost language, reflecting the fusion of different cultural elements.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "ghost language":
ghost characterghost imagestandard languageforeign languagetarget languageconstructed languagesleeping languagegrey ghostprivate languageobject language