Where Does Lingua Franca Occur?

The term "lingua franca" derives from Mediterranean Lingua Franca (also known as Sabir), the pidgin language that people around the Levant and the eastern Mediterranean Sea used as the main language of commerce and diplomacy from late medieval times to the 18th century, most notably during the Renaissance era.

How is lingua franca used?

A lingua franca is a language used to aid communication and commerce between people with different native languages. Lingua francas also go by names like trade languages, contact languages, or global languages.

What is the lingua franca in the world?

More than 350 million in the world has been speaking English as their first language. On the other hand, almost half a billion people are using English as their second language. It is considered to be the world's lingua franca since English being used as the major language in many countries worldwide.