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jmdict 1234720 Active (id: 2069276)
共通語 [ichi1,news2,nf30]
きょうつうご [ichi1,news2,nf30]
1. [n]
▶ common language
▶ lingua franca
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2839321 リンガフランカ 1. lingua franca; bridge language
2. [n]
▶ standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)



History:
5. A 2020-05-18 02:47:12  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2020-05-18 01:50:04  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr
  Comments:
I don't think it's too long but it can be improved.
  Diff:
@@ -23 +23 @@
-<gloss>standard language (used by a population for public purposes)</gloss>
+<gloss>standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)</gloss>
3. A* 2020-05-18 00:24:19 
  Comments:
sense 2 seems unnecessarily long
2. A 2018-10-22 20:17:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-10-22 19:22:29  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij
daijr: "共通語は標準語という用語を避けて用いるようになった語。標準語は全国に共通して用いられるとともに人為的に整備された規範性の強いものであり,共通語は自然に存在して全国に用いられるものとして区別する考え方"
  Comments:
I don't see where "common term" came from. The kokugos have "standard language" as the second sense (not necessarily synonymous with 標準語).
  Diff:
@@ -18,2 +18,2 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1488730">標準語</xref>
-<gloss>common term</gloss>
+<gloss>common language</gloss>
+<gloss>lingua franca</gloss>
@@ -23,3 +23 @@
-<gloss>common language</gloss>
-<gloss>lingua franca</gloss>
-<gloss>standard language</gloss>
+<gloss>standard language (used by a population for public purposes)</gloss>

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