Meaning of languagism | Babel Free

Definitions

Linguicism; discrimination or chauvinism based on features of language such as accent, syntax, or vocabulary.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“The reactionary elements in the country have had their days in poisoning the minds of most of the city people. It is in the shape of communalism, communism and languagism.”

“The question may be raised whether we will win the battle against racism, sexism, and agism only to lose the fight against languagism.”

“America has the potential within the schools and with the educators, but it must keep the pedecrat of modern languagism out of the field of bilingualism.”

CEFR level