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  1. monolingualismnoun

    condition of being able to speak only a single language

  2. Etymology: monolingual + -ism

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  1. Monolingualism

    Monoglottism or, more commonly, monolingualism or unilingualism is the condition of being able to speak only a single language, as compared to multilingualism. In a different context "unilingualism" may refer to a language policy which enforces an official or national language over others. Monolingual or unilingual is also said of a text, dictionary, or conversation written or conducted in only one language, and of an entity in or at which a single language is either used or officially recognized. Note that monoglottism can only refer to not having the ability to speak several languages. Monolingual speakers are outnumbered by multilingual speakers in the world's population. Romaine pointed out in her book Bilingualism that it would be weird to find a book titled Monolingualism. This statement reflects the traditional assumption that linguistic theories often take on: that monolingualism is the norm. Monolingualism is thus rarely the subject of scholarly publications as it is viewed to be an unmarked or prototypical concept where it has the sense of being normal and multilingualism is the exception.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of monolingualism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of monolingualism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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