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Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put T for true or F for false in the bracket in front of each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and give the correct version.
In medieval times, a trade language came into use in the Mediterranean ports. It consisted of Italian mixed with French, Spanish, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish, and it was called Lingua Franca, "Frankish language." The term lingua franca was generalized to other languages similarly used. Thus, any language can be a lingua franca.
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中世纪，地中海港口开始使用一种贸易语言。它由意大利语与法语、西班牙语、希腊语、阿拉伯语和土耳其语混合而成，被称为“通用语”(或法兰克语)。 通用语一词被推广到类似的其他使用语言。因此，任何语言都可以是一种通用语言。