Translingualism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The phenomenon of translingually relevant aspects of language. uncountable, usually

    "Essentially, translingualism questions the idea that only one type of English is acceptable in academic writing."

  2. 2
    A specific phenomenon of translingually relevant aspects of language, such as a term or symbol used in more than one language. countable, usually

    "This third approach can be illustrated by one of the most frequently-observed of Okara's translingualisms, the transposition into English of Ijo word-order."

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"Essentially, translingualism questions the idea that only one type of English is acceptable in academic writing."

Etymology

From translingual + -ism.

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