LANGUAGE SPACE [ˈlæŋgwɪʤ 

speɪs]
1. Language space - is a set of geographically contiguous languages that
are more similar to each other in their structure than would be expected
on the basis on their degree of genealogical relatedness.
(http://www.glottopedia.org/index.php)

2. Language space – an area or expanse where the language is spread.

( The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics entries/ Oxford University
Press,2014 – p.376)

3. Language space is the territory in which the organized system of speech

used by human beings as a means of communication among themselves.
(New Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus./ Lexicon Publications, 1993-
p.654)
4. Language space – a period of time when certain language exists.
(Wedster’s New Explorer Student Dictionary. by Merriam – Webster,
Incorporated; 2005 - p.533)

5.  Языковое пространство- языковой ареал;  географическое 

пространство распространения языка или формы его существован
ия.
(Словарь лингвистических терминов: Изд. 5-е, испр-е и дополн. —
Назрань: Изд-во "Пилигрим". Т.В. Жеребило. 2010.- ст.976)

My definition

Language space - is a territory of particular language.

 LINGUISTIC SITUATION [lɪŋˈgwɪstɪk ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən]

1. Linguistic situation - is a way for society to satisfy its communication

needs using one or more languages.
(Izborniki / / literary encyclopedia: in 2 vols. / auth.-way. Y. I. Kuznetsov.
- Kiev: EC "Academy", 2007. - P. 406)

2. Linguistic situation- is a set of languages or forms of existence of a

single language, as well as social and functional relations between
them in a certain territory.
(https://www.krugosvet.ru/)

3. Linguistic situation - he situation of interaction of different

languages or different forms of existence of one language in a certain
state, taking into account their functional specificity and distribution
area.
(Duzhik N. / / Modern terminological problems / / - K., 1998. - P. 124.)

4. Linguistic situation is the result of some linguistic as well as extra-

linguistic factors.
(Linguistic encyclopedic dictionary. Ch. ed. Yartseva V.N. (Moscow:
Nauka, Publishing house “Big Russian Encyclopaedia”, 2003- p.673)

5. Лінгвістична ситуація – сукупність умов і обставин, що

створюють певне становище у мові.
( Словник української мови, IXтом, ст.875)

My definition

A linguistic situation is an indication of which languages are located in

a particular territory, how many of them there are, and their functions.