Abstract
Lingua franca is a language that serves to communicate among people from diverse linguistic backgrounds. As it has been widespread and caused debates, this article will begin with explanations. Then this study examines its historical origin as I will give an example French language in lingua franca, then move on to its modern usage and give some examples related to this article.
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