Segregationalist

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A segregationist; a supporter of racial, ethnic, or religious segregation. rare
  2. 2
    One who believes that linguistic signs have meaning independent of the context of their use in communication.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Segregationist; supportive of or leading to racial, ethnic, or religious segregation. rare
  2. 2
    Characteristic of segregationalism.

    "In other words, the “'language myth' myth” produces a history of linguistics that is as segregationalist — if not more so — than the linguistics it is purporting to describe."

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"In other words, the “'language myth' myth” produces a history of linguistics that is as segregationalist — if not more so — than the linguistics it is purporting to describe."

Etymology

From segregational + -ist.

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