common language
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommonandlanguage
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common
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.ən/us/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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language
noun
uk/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition ofcommonandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One has to find acommonlanguageand level of understanding.
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The comparison, however, only involves the semantic theories in the sense that acommonlanguageis considered for all of them.
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To develop a formalism for function structures, there needs to be acommonlanguagein which the formalism can be developed.
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Second, we might appeal to the difference between ritual andcommonlanguage.
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They argue that acommonlanguageis a common good that benefits all.
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This would not be acommonlanguagethat would replace existing natural languages, of course, but one that would be learnt and used alongside them.
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However, implementation of thecommonlanguagepolicy encountered resentment.
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Both of these are pre-empted by syntactic forms incommonlanguageusage and certainly in child-directed speech.
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The existence of the controversy testifies to common standards of rationality, at least to acommonlanguagein which the different claims can be discussed.
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Acommonlanguageoften constrains one's thinking, thereby inhibiting the development of radically new models.
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Pointing is especially useful when the participants do not share a common institutional vocabulary or even acommonlanguage.
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How can the international scientific community communicate if there is nocommonlanguage?
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That is, acommonlanguageenables the speaker to be an active citizen.
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It is not news that cooperating problem-solving systems (whether human or automated) must speak acommonlanguageand interpret the language similarly.
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None of these ethnic groups is overwhelmingly dominant numerically, and so none of their languages prevail as thecommonlanguageof communication.
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The barriers between the subdisciplines can be overcome by using itscommonlanguageof functionality.
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They have adopted a range of policies to promote acommonlanguageand a common sense of national identity and membership.
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Several standardized on-road tests have been formulated in recent years,67,68 and will help to provide acommonlanguagefor specialist driving assessors.
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Moreover, as we noted earlier, acommonlanguageis seen as essential to democracy.
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