| 복합형태: |
| 영어 | 한국어 |
| body language n | (communication via gesture, etc.) | 바디 랭귀지 명 |
| (비유) | 손짓발짓 명 |
| I could tell from her body language that she was disappointed. |
| EFL n | initialism (English as a Foreign Language) | 외국어로서의 영어 (EFL) 명 |
| Laurie taught EFL in South Korea for two years. |
| ESL n | initialism (English as a Second Language) | ESL, 제2언어로서의 영어 |
| figurative language n | (non-literal expressions) | 비유적인 언어, 형용어 |
| Metaphors and similes are examples of figurative language. |
| first language n | (mother tongue) | 모국어 |
| English is not my first language. |
| The first language of most Australians is English. |
| foreign language n | (language not one's mother tongue) | 외국어 |
| The sooner you start learning a foreign language, the easier it will be. |
| language acquisition n | (learning of a language) | 언어 습득 명 |
| Tom studied linguistics and language acquisition at university. |
| language arts npl | (study of reading and writing) | 언어 과목, 언어 |
| Four years of study in language arts are usually required to graduate high school in the US. |
| language barrier n | figurative (difficulty in communication due to language difference) | 언어 장벽, 언어의 장벽 |
| To break through the language barrier when I was in Asia I communicated with gestures and drawings. |
mother tongue,
mother language n | (native language) | 모국어 |
| Juan's mother tongue is Spanish. |
| native language n | (first language, mother tongue) | 모국어 |
| My native language is English, but I learned French at school. |
| second language n | (non-native language) | 제2언어, 제1외국어 |
| second language n | (language used in official setting) | 제2공용어 |
| sign language n | (deaf language: visual signs) | 수화 명 |
| He can communicate perfectly by using sign language. |
| sign language n | (communication by gesture) | 보디랭귀지 명 |
| Kyle was doing sign language across the room to ask me if I wanted a drink. |
| target language n | (language into which [sth] is translated) (언어) | 목표어 |
| I usually translate from the source language into Spanish, the target language. |
