Meaning of academese | Babel Free
ə.kæ.dəˈmiːzDefinitions
A formal or artificial style of communicating prevalent in institutes of higher education.
Equivalents
Examples
“Sometimes during intellectual conversation, I would switch⟳ from academese to my native black English vernacular. I would utter observations replete with black linguistic idioms and colloquialisms.”
“One way this is communicated is through language use⟳ wherein the language of the researcher is often verbose and philosophically or methodologically inaccessible to the nonacademic, also known as academese […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free