Throughout history and in various places around the globe, various other languages have been used to the same effect: Greek was used in the heyday of the Hellenistic influence, Latin during the Roman Empire, Aramaic in Western Asia, and today, French, Urdu, and Swahili are used as the lingua franca in certain parts of the world. While these days, the lingua franca of the world is undoubtedly English, it wasn’t always like that. This helps to facilitate trade and cultural exchange which helps to explain why lingua francas were also called “trade” or “bridge” languages. In essence, a lingua franca is one that is used for communication between people who have no native language in common. Lingua Franca might be the most commonly recognised of these three terms.
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