noun
- The practice, policy, or condition of using or promoting only one language; the state or quality of being monolingual.
Usage: Plural form of monolingualism; Often used in academic and linguistic contexts; Can refer to individual practice or institutional/societal policy
Examples
- The school's monolingualisms policy required all instruction to be conducted exclusively in English.
- Linguists debate the effects of monolingualisms on immigrant communities.
- Some countries have historically enforced monolingualisms as a nation-building strategy.
- The rise of English as a global language has reinforced certain monolingualisms in business.
- Educational researchers study how monolingualisms affect cognitive development in multilingual regions.