Meaning of second language in English
(Definition of second language from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of second language
second language
Those who study a second language as adults can also be assured they're doing something healthy for their brain.
From New York Daily News
Social language is always a second language to us that we're never particularly fluent in and alongside that is a childlike naivete.
From TIME
We don't have all the answers yet, by any stretch of the imagination, about how language is acquired and second language in particular.
From Voice of America
I agree that learning a second language is something that we should all do.
From CNN
Learning a second language is crucial -- so many people in other countries speak at least three.
From Huffington Post
In other words, classroom instruction is done only through the second language being taught.
From Huffington Post
But if you really want to learn that second language, you can't shy away from that panic.
From WIRED
Now imagine that, having a poet friend who wishes to translate these authors, you offer a literal translation of their poems in your second language.
Yes we do all see the benefits of learning a second language.
From CNN
Learning a second language is a huge effort.
From CNN
She didn't talk until she was almost 4 and considers words to be her second language, ranking touch, vision and smell above verbal communication.
From OregonLive.com
Do these same advantages accrue to a child who begins learning a second language in kindergarten instead of as a baby?
From NPR
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