unilingualadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌjuːnᵻˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌjunəˈlɪŋɡwəl/

Etymology: See uni- comb. form 1 and lingual adj., and compare French unilingue.

1. Pertaining to one language only; knowing or employing only one language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > monolingual

monoglot1830

monolingual1855

unilingual1866

monolinguistic1887

monolingual1956

the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > monolingual > relating to one language only

unilingual1866

1866 Visct. Strangford Sel. Writings (1869) II. 18 In Crete, one of the most primitive and unilingual parts of the Levant.

1886 Standard 8 Oct. 5 A good linguist has a pull..over his unilingual contemporary.

1894 Educat. Rev. VII. 190 The unilingual method..advocated by pedagogical writers.

2. absol. as n. = monoglot n. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [noun] > monolingualism > monolingual person

monolinguist1858

monoglot1894

monolingual1956

unilingual1956

1956 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. xxvi. 9 A monolingual (also called a monoglot or a unilingual) is a person who knows only one language.

1976 Word 27 382 Swedish was usually spoken to unilinguals.

Draft additions 1993

unilingualism n.

uniˈlingually adv.

ΚΠ

1978 Lang. & Lang. Behavior Abstr. AILA Suppl. ii. 96/1 ‘Anglo-Saxon’ ethnic groups [in Montreal] enjoy superior income even when unilingually anglophone.

1980 Word 1979 30 176 Both private and official advertising on posters, in shop windows, and so on, is becoming more and more unilingually Finnish.

1986 Financial Times 3 June i. 6/7 The French Language Charter of 1977..made signs in Montreal unilingually French.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unilingual
释义	unilingualadj.n. Brit. /ˌjuːnᵻˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌjunəˈlɪŋɡwəl/ Etymology: See uni- comb. form 1 and lingual adj., and compare French unilingue. 1. Pertaining to one language only; knowing or employing only one language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > monolingual monoglot1830 monolingual1855 unilingual1866 monolinguistic1887 monolingual1956 the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > monolingual > relating to one language only unilingual1866 1866 Visct. Strangford Sel. Writings (1869) II. 18 In Crete, one of the most primitive and unilingual parts of the Levant. 1886 Standard 8 Oct. 5 A good linguist has a pull..over his unilingual contemporary. 1894 Educat. Rev. VII. 190 The unilingual method..advocated by pedagogical writers. 2. absol. as n. = monoglot n. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [noun] > monolingualism > monolingual person monolinguist1858 monoglot1894 monolingual1956 unilingual1956 1956 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. xxvi. 9 A monolingual (also called a monoglot or a unilingual) is a person who knows only one language. 1976 Word 27 382 Swedish was usually spoken to unilinguals. Draft additions 1993 unilingualism n. uniˈlingually adv. ΚΠ 1978 Lang. & Lang. Behavior Abstr. AILA Suppl. ii. 96/1 ‘Anglo-Saxon’ ethnic groups [in Montreal] enjoy superior income even when unilingually anglophone. 1980 Word 1979 30 176 Both private and official advertising on posters, in shop windows, and so on, is becoming more and more unilingually Finnish. 1986 Financial Times 3 June i. 6/7 The French Language Charter of 1977..made signs in Montreal unilingually French. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1866
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