cross-language writing
nounUK /ˌkrɒs ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈraɪtɪŋ/
US /ˌkrɔːs ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈraɪtɪŋ/
Writing that uses more than one language.
Her cross-language writing mixes English and Spanish in the same poem.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The practice of writing for readers who speak different languages.
The school newsletter uses cross-language writing so every family can read it.
3. Writing that compares or connects two languages.
His essay on cross-language writing explored how English and French share words.
4. A style where words from one language appear inside another language's text.
The story's cross-language writing includes Chinese phrases in an English sentence.