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(linguistics) A dominant and prestigious language which gradually causes extinction of other, especially minor languages.

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killer language

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Source Word

killer language

(linguistics) A dominant and prestigious language which gradually causes extinction of other, especially minor languages.

Japanese Meaning

（言語学）支配的かつ権威ある言語であり、少数の言語が徐々に絶滅する原因となる言語。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

都市の教育やメディアが支配的で威信のある言語に移行すると、近隣の村の伝統的な方言は次第に消え始めた。

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(linguistics) A dominant and prestigious language which gradually causes extinction of other, especially minor languages.

It is only when the state adopts a trade language as official and, in a fit of linguistic nationalism, foists it upon its citizens, that trade languages become "killer languages."

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killer languages

（ plural ）

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