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Language barrier is a figurative phrase used primarily to indicate the difficulties faced when people, who have no language in common, attempt to communicate with each other. It may also be used in other contexts.


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Other uses of "language barrier"

  • SIL discusses "language as a major barrier to literacy" when a speaker's language is unwritten. [1]

Misconceptions about "language barrier"

It is sometimes assumed that when multiple languages exist in a setting, there must therefore be multiple language barriers. Multilingual societies generally have lingua francas and traditions of its members learning more than one language, an adaptation which while not entirely removing barriers of understanding belies the notion of impassable language barriers.

For example there are an estimated 300 different languages spoken in London alone, though every ethnic group on average manages to assimilate into British society and be productive members of it. [2]

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