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  • What is a "Lingua Franca"?

    What is a "lingua franca"? In my videos I use that phrase a lot, and I often get questions in the comment section asking me what it means. So here`s a video that explains and gives some examples. Are you learning a language? One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://facebook.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com Music: Backed Vibes Clean - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400029 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ...

    published: 27 Jan 2016
  • Lingua Franca Trailer | Netflix

    Lingua Franca is a love story between an undocumented, transgender, Filipina caregiver and a Russian-Jewish slaughterhouse worker in Brooklyn, New York. The third feature from Isabel Sandoval — who wrote, directed, produced, edited and stars — the film comes from Ava DuVernay's ARRAY and made its world premiere at Giornate degli Autori/Venice Days and was the first Filipino film in main-competition at BFI London in its 63-year history. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/36dnr0k Find Netflix Film Club on: ➡️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/netflixfilm ➡️TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NetflixFilm About Netflix: Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide va...

    published: 26 Aug 2020
  • When Did English Actually Became The World's Official Lingua Franca

    Lingua franca is the common language adopted by people from different countries with different native languages in order to facilitate international communication. It seems that the world’s lingua franca has been English for the longest time. The Generalists explore the vast expanse of world history to provide you tidbits of general history knowledge to boast in every social setting. SOURCES: How And Why Did English Supplant French As The World’s Lingua Franca? (babbel.com) Microsoft Word - Otte-Roberts.docx (issforum.org) How Did the English Language Become the Global Lingua Franca? (languageconnections.com) Canada's Long, Gradual Road to Independence - HISTORY How much did the Louisiana Purchase actually cost? (slate.com) Created by James Liam and AviddaJuan. LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to T...

    published: 17 Aug 2022
  • Girls’ Generation (少女時代) SNSD – Lingua Franca Lyrics Color Coded [Kanji|Rom|Eng]

    Girls’ Generation (少女時代) – Lingua Franca Color Coded : Taeyeon : Lime Seohyun : Turquoise Jessica : Deep Pink Tiffany : Plum Sunny : Olive Yoona : Peach Yuri : Light Green Sooyoung : Yellow Hyoyeon : Red Thanks For Watching Girls’ Generation (少女時代) – Lingua Franca Follow My IG : @Syihan_ss apanese: soshified Rom: kkabbekky, redsunset @soshified.com/forums & FSBolthof Eng: arghninja, SeraphKY, redsunset @soshified.com/forums info: soshified Author : Milktea https://youtu.be/wGrGp3yAdf0 #Milktea

    published: 02 Feb 2016
  • Lecture: English as Lingua Franca

    published: 10 Nov 2015
  • Why Does The Whole World Speak English?

    https://bit.ly/freeslkit_wholeworld 🇬🇧→🌍→🌏→🌎❓English is spoken just about everywhere today. But why did English spread so fast? And will it remain the word's lingua franca? The answers may shock you! 📺 WATCH NEXT: 10 Reasons English is Ridiculously Hard 👉🏼 https://youtu.be/DrlX-L4o2KM ⬇️ GET MY FREE STORYLEARNING® KIT: Discover how to learn any foreign language faster through the power of story with my free StoryLearning® Kit 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/freeslkit_wholeworld 📚 THE 25 RULES OF LANGUAGE LEARNING: Get my free "Rules of Language Learning" guide and discover the key 25 principles you need to learn a new language quickly and naturally through stories. 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/rulesoflanguage 📖 LEARN A LANGUAGE THROUGH THE POWER OF STORY: Want to learn a language OTHER than English? Stories ...

    published: 24 Dec 2021
  • Why Did English Become the International Language?

    This video explores how English became the global lingua franca. Support Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus My current Patrons include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez, Pomax, Eric Garland, Andres Resendez Borgia, Adam Fitch, ShadowCrossZero, Zhiyuan 'George' Shi, Michael Arbagi, Trevor Lawrence, Felix, Felixx Ravestein, John Moffat, Auguste Fields, Guillermo Jimenez, Bennett Seacrist, Sidney Frattini Jr, Ruben Sanchez, Michael Cuomo, Brian Michalowski, Sebastian Langshaw, Lorraine Inez Lil, Don Sawyer, Scott Russell, Florian Breitwieser, Fiona de Visser, Raymond Thomas, divad, Justin Faist, Adam Vanderpluym, , Theosophagous, Rui Rizzi, Mike Forster, Christian Langreiter, Shawn MacIntyre, Dmitry Stillerman, Kristoffer Karlsson, Henri Saussure, James Lillis, Edmun...

    published: 01 Oct 2017
  • Lingua Franca | Trailer | Isabel Sandoval | TBA Studios

    In this beguiling drama, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. When the American man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s transgender. “Lingua Franca” will be having its Philippine premiere in Cinema ’76 Film Society, COMING SOON. #LinguaFranca #ProudlyTBA

    published: 16 Oct 2020
  • Lingua Franca in Sociolinguistics | Difference lingua franca and pidgin creole

    Lingua Franca in Sociolinguistics | Difference lingua franca and pidgin creole lingua franca lingua franca meaning lingua franca in linguistics english as a lingua franca lingua franca in sociolinguistics sociolinguistics what is lingua franca lingua franca definition lingua franka in sociolinguistics lingua franca and sociolinguistics lingua franca and english lingua franca explanation what does lingua franca mean lingua franca in simple words #LinguaFranca #Sociolinguistics #Linguistics https://www.facebook.com/anastariq287 https://www.twitter.com/anastariq287 https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastariq287

    published: 14 Jan 2022
What is a "Lingua Franca"?
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What is a "Lingua Franca"?

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  • Duration: 3:18
  • Uploaded Date: 27 Jan 2016
  • views: 266966
What is a "lingua franca"? In my videos I use that phrase a lot, and I often get questions in the comment section asking me what it means. So here`s a video that explains and gives some examples. Are you learning a language? One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://facebook.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com Music: Backed Vibes Clean - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400029 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Outro music by Cubez Beats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wscb4L3NKas
https://wn.com/What_Is_A_Lingua_Franca
Lingua Franca Trailer | Netflix
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Lingua Franca Trailer | Netflix

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  • Duration: 1:38
  • Uploaded Date: 26 Aug 2020
  • views: 53183
Lingua Franca is a love story between an undocumented, transgender, Filipina caregiver and a Russian-Jewish slaughterhouse worker in Brooklyn, New York. The third feature from Isabel Sandoval — who wrote, directed, produced, edited and stars — the film comes from Ava DuVernay's ARRAY and made its world premiere at Giornate degli Autori/Venice Days and was the first Filipino film in main-competition at BFI London in its 63-year history. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/36dnr0k Find Netflix Film Club on: ➡️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/netflixfilm ➡️TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NetflixFilm About Netflix: Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. Lingua Franca Trailer | Netflix https://www.youtube.com/netflixfilmclub
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When Did English Actually Became The World's Official Lingua Franca
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When Did English Actually Became The World's Official Lingua Franca

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  • Uploaded Date: 17 Aug 2022
  • views: 13718
Lingua franca is the common language adopted by people from different countries with different native languages in order to facilitate international communication. It seems that the world’s lingua franca has been English for the longest time. The Generalists explore the vast expanse of world history to provide you tidbits of general history knowledge to boast in every social setting. SOURCES: How And Why Did English Supplant French As The World’s Lingua Franca? (babbel.com) Microsoft Word - Otte-Roberts.docx (issforum.org) How Did the English Language Become the Global Lingua Franca? (languageconnections.com) Canada's Long, Gradual Road to Independence - HISTORY How much did the Louisiana Purchase actually cost? (slate.com) Created by James Liam and AviddaJuan. LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to The Generalists to hear more fascinating stories from across the history of the world. More from The Generalists: https://bit.ly/31H9syq More from narrator AviddaJuan: https://bit.ly/3rVl4c9 #english #language #linguafranca
https://wn.com/When_Did_English_Actually_Became_The_World's_Official_Lingua_Franca
Girls’ Generation (少女時代) SNSD – Lingua Franca Lyrics Color Coded [Kanji|Rom|Eng]
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Girls’ Generation (少女時代) SNSD – Lingua Franca Lyrics Color Coded [Kanji|Rom|Eng]

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  • Uploaded Date: 02 Feb 2016
  • views: 190017
Girls’ Generation (少女時代) – Lingua Franca Color Coded : Taeyeon : Lime Seohyun : Turquoise Jessica : Deep Pink Tiffany : Plum Sunny : Olive Yoona : Peach Yuri : Light Green Sooyoung : Yellow Hyoyeon : Red Thanks For Watching Girls’ Generation (少女時代) – Lingua Franca Follow My IG : @Syihan_ss apanese: soshified Rom: kkabbekky, redsunset @soshified.com/forums & FSBolthof Eng: arghninja, SeraphKY, redsunset @soshified.com/forums info: soshified Author : Milktea https://youtu.be/wGrGp3yAdf0 #Milktea
https://wn.com/Girls’_Generation_(少女時代)_Snsd_–_Lingua_Franca_Lyrics_Color_Coded_Kanji|Rom|Eng
Lecture: English as Lingua Franca
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Lecture: English as Lingua Franca

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  • Uploaded Date: 10 Nov 2015
  • views: 30730
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Why Does The Whole World Speak English?
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Why Does The Whole World Speak English?

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https://bit.ly/freeslkit_wholeworld 🇬🇧→🌍→🌏→🌎❓English is spoken just about everywhere today. But why did English spread so fast? And will it remain the word's lingua franca? The answers may shock you! 📺 WATCH NEXT: 10 Reasons English is Ridiculously Hard 👉🏼 https://youtu.be/DrlX-L4o2KM ⬇️ GET MY FREE STORYLEARNING® KIT: Discover how to learn any foreign language faster through the power of story with my free StoryLearning® Kit 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/freeslkit_wholeworld 📚 THE 25 RULES OF LANGUAGE LEARNING: Get my free "Rules of Language Learning" guide and discover the key 25 principles you need to learn a new language quickly and naturally through stories. 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/rulesoflanguage 📖 LEARN A LANGUAGE THROUGH THE POWER OF STORY: Want to learn a language OTHER than English? Stories are the best way. Forget the boring textbooks and time-wasting apps, and learn a language the natural, effective way with one of my story-based courses. 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/storylearningcourses ✍🏼 BLOG VERSION: Prefer reading? Check out a blog post version of this video here: 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/slbenglishworld ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - English as 1st vs. 2nd Language 0:22 - Languages Come and Go 0:57 - Language Spread: Aramaic vs. Hebrew 1:30 - The First Global Lingua Franca 1:54 - Why Did English Go Viral? 3:12 - The Role of the British Empire 3:36 - Right Place, Right Time 4:40 - The Rules of Language Learning 5:01 - What Role Did the U.S. Play? 5:59 - The Role of Technology 6:24 - Will English Remain the World’s Lingua Franca? 7:16 - What About Mandarin Chinese? 8:04 - The Next Lingua Franca? 📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS: Wikipedia contributors. "List of languages by total number of speakers." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Dec. 2021. Web. “Commonwealth and Anglosphere.svg” by Bearsmalaysia is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Roman Empire Trajan 117AD.png” by Tataryn is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Russian Federation (orthographic projection) - only Crimea disputed.svg” by AndLikeThings (original) Seryo93 (derivative) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons “CHN orthographic.svg” by Addicted04 is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Achaemenid Empire at its greatest extent according to Oxford Atlas of World History 2002.jpg” by Mossmaps is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Darius the great.jpg” by Peter.zn1 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Aramaic translation of the behistun inscripton.png” by Jona lendering is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons “End of Roman rule in Britain 383 - 410.jpg” is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons “1130 Anglo-Saxon Crossing.jpg” by Tgec17 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Europe-UK (orthographic projection).svg” by Rob984 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons WIKITONGUES: Sjoukje speaking West Frisian https://youtu.be/aZGyISJ3djo “Matthew-BristolHarbour-Aug2004.jpg” by Chris McKenna (Thryduulf) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons “DutchEmpire15.png” by red4tribe is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Percentage of English speakers by country and dependency as of 2014.svg” by Soumya-8974 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Rolling Stones at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (1964).jpg” by Hugo van Gelderen (ANEFO) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 NL via Wikimedia Commons “B.B. King Hamburg 1971.jpg” by Heinrich Klaffs is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Michael Jackson in 1988.jpg” by Zoran Veselinovic is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Hollywood Sign (Zuschnitt).jpg” by Thomas Wolf is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons John Cena apologises for saying Taiwan is a country amid backlash https://youtu.be/z88zeQ25pjQ “Francophone Africa 2018.png” by ព្រះមហាក្សត្ររាជ ​​ CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons “Total Fertility Rate Map by Country.svg” by Korakys is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Why Did English Become the International Language?
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Why Did English Become the International Language?

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This video explores how English became the global lingua franca. Support Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus My current Patrons include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez, Pomax, Eric Garland, Andres Resendez Borgia, Adam Fitch, ShadowCrossZero, Zhiyuan 'George' Shi, Michael Arbagi, Trevor Lawrence, Felix, Felixx Ravestein, John Moffat, Auguste Fields, Guillermo Jimenez, Bennett Seacrist, Sidney Frattini Jr, Ruben Sanchez, Michael Cuomo, Brian Michalowski, Sebastian Langshaw, Lorraine Inez Lil, Don Sawyer, Scott Russell, Florian Breitwieser, Fiona de Visser, Raymond Thomas, divad, Justin Faist, Adam Vanderpluym, , Theosophagous, Rui Rizzi, Mike Forster, Christian Langreiter, Shawn MacIntyre, Dmitry Stillerman, Kristoffer Karlsson, Henri Saussure, James Lillis, Edmund McFarlane, Steely Dan Rather, Jens Aksel Takle, yasmine jaafar, Tryggurhavn, Benham Esfahbod, JC Edwards, Ashley Dieroff, Steve Decina, Thomas Mitchell, Mahmoud Hashemi, fatimahl, Kevin Law, David LeCount, Carl saloga, Edward Wilson, Mohammed A. Abahussain, Peter Nikitin, Fred, JL Bumgarner, Rob Hoskins, Thomas McCloud, Ian Smith, Nicholas Gentry, Brent Warner, Kevin J. Baron, Maurice Chou, Matthew C, Caio Fernandes, Suzanne Jacobs, Johann Goergen, Leo Barudi, Piotr Chmielowski, Rich Gerritzen, Mark Kemp, Éric Martin, Marco Antonio Barcellos Junior, Simon Blanchet, Sergios Tsakatikas, Bruno Filippi, Jeff Miller, Ulrike Baumann, Joel Mills, Alex Hanselka, Panot, Don Ross, Carl Bergquist, James and Amanda Sodering, and Robert (Bob) Dobbin. Music: "Marxist Arrow" by Twin Musicom. Outro music: "Gimme Five" by Twin Musicom.
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Lingua Franca | Trailer | Isabel Sandoval | TBA Studios

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In this beguiling drama, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. When the American man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s transgender. “Lingua Franca” will be having its Philippine premiere in Cinema ’76 Film Society, COMING SOON. #LinguaFranca #ProudlyTBA
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What is a "lingua franca"? In my videos I use that phrase a lot, and I often get questions in the comment section asking me what it means. So here`s a video that explains and gives some examples. Are you learning a language? One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://facebook.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com Music: Backed Vibes Clean - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400029 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Outro music by Cubez Beats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wscb4L3NKas
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