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Lingua franca. A lingua franca ( / ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə /; lit. 'Frankish tongue'; for plurals see § Usage notes ), [ 1] also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vehicular language, or link language, is a language systematically used to make communication possible between groups of people who do ...
French ( français, French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ], or langue française, French: [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz], or by some speakers, French: [lɑ̃ŋ fʁɑ̃sɛ]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul ...
First publication of the Alliance française in 1884. The Alliance was created in Paris on 21 July 1883 by a group including the scientist Louis Pasteur, the diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, the writers Jules Verne and Ernest Renan, and the publisher Armand Colin. The project was directly linked to the colonial aims of the French Third Republic.
Martina Franca, or just Martina ( Martinese: Marténe ), is a town and municipality in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, [ 4] and has a population (2016) of 49,086. [ 3] Since 1975, the town has hosted the annual summer opera festival, the Festival della Valle d'Itria.
14400-000. Area code. +55 16. Website. www .franca .sp .gov .br. Franca is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located in the northeastern portion of the state, distant 401 km (249 mi) from the state capital ( São Paulo ), and 676 km (420 mi) from Brasilia. It covers a total area of 605,679 km 2 of which 86,92 km 2 ...
As defined in the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan, Dari (or Farsi) is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan; the other is Pashto. [ 16] Dari is the most widely spoken language in Afghanistan and the native language of approximately 25–55% [ 9][ 17][ 18][ 19] of the population. [ 18] Dari serves as the lingua franca of the country ...
The first Tour de France was staged in 1903. The plan was a five-stage race from 31 May to 5 July, starting in Paris and stopping in Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Nantes before returning to Paris. Toulouse was added later to break the long haul across southern France from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a first language, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both speakers' first languages. Examples of lingua francas are numerous and exist on every continent.