The phrase "prestigious language" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to language that is formal, esteemed, or associated with high status or intelligence. Example: The speaker used prestigious language in their presentation to impress their audience and establish their expertise.
And the nine-year-old program -- one of the most prestigious language courses in China -- was suddenly in jeopardy.
The Maban languages, including Masalit, in Chad also are under pressure from Arabic, an important lingua franca and a prestigious language of education in the area.
English may have been used here because it is believed to be a prestigious language.
Lynch says the city's unique immigration history has made it such that Miami's populace sees "Spanish as a prestigious language and not at all linguistically subordinate to English".
"When I work with individuals who come from communities where Spanish is seen as a less prestigious language and not really valued, this can cause social issues," Cornish said.
All serious writing continued to make use of the prestigious archaizing language of learned tradition.
For centuries New Persian has also been a prestigious cultural language in western Central Asia, on the Indian subcontinent, and in Turkey.
Mr. Bout, a graduate of a prestigious Soviet language institute, turned to the gallery full of reporters and said in English: "This is due process of law or what?
In 1987 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious Spanish-language literary award.
Percival Chen, the Chinese protagonist of Lam's first novel, runs the most prestigious English-language school in 1966 Saigon.
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Paz received numerous other awards, including the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious Spanish-language accolade.
