monolingual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌmɒ.nəʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English monolingual From mono- + lingual.
Meanings
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Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.
Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting.
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most monolingual | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more monolingual | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
monolingually · monolingualism · monolingualist · monolingualness
Synonyms
Translations (48)
cs jednojazyčný (only knowing or spoken in one language) · mi reo tōtahi (only knowing or spoken in one language) · da ensproget (only knowing or spoken in one language) · pl jednojęzyczny (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ka მონოლინგვური (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ms ekabahasa (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ca monolingüe (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ia monolingue (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ar أُحَادِي اَللُّغَة (only knowing or spoken in one language) · tl sanwika (only knowing or spoken in one language) · fa یکزبانه (only knowing or spoken in one language) · sq njëgjuhësh (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ro unilingv (only knowing or spoken in one language) · hi एकभाषी (only knowing or spoken in one language) · fr unilingue (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ja 単一言語 (only knowing or spoken in one language) · mk едноја́зичен (only knowing or spoken in one language) · aii ܚܕܵܢܵܝܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ (only knowing or spoken in one language) · de einsprachig (only knowing or spoken in one language) · fr monolingue (only knowing or spoken in one language) · is einmálga (only knowing or spoken in one language) · nl eentalig (only knowing or spoken in one language) · fi yksikielinen (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ga aonteangach (only knowing or spoken in one language) · az təkdilli (only knowing or spoken in one language) · gl unilingüe (only knowing or spoken in one language) · el μονόγλωσσος (only knowing or spoken in one language) · no ettspråklig (only knowing or spoken in one language) · eo unulingva (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ru одноязы́чный (only knowing or spoken in one language) · fa تکزبانه (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ru моноязычный (only knowing or spoken in one language) · br unyezhek (only knowing or spoken in one language) · is eintyngdur (only knowing or spoken in one language) · es monolingüe (only knowing or spoken in one language) · et ühekeelne (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ca unilingüe (only knowing or spoken in one language) · de monolingual (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ro monolingv (only knowing or spoken in one language) · eu elebakar (only knowing or spoken in one language) · ka ერთენოვანი (only knowing or spoken in one language) · gv un-çhengagh (only knowing or spoken in one language) · cmn 單語 /单语 (only knowing or spoken in one language) · sv enspråkig (only knowing or spoken in one language) · aii ܚܕܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ (only knowing or spoken in one language) · pt monolíngue (only knowing or spoken in one language) · gl monolingüe (only knowing or spoken in one language) · uk одномо́вний (only knowing or spoken in one language)