linguistic imperialism
depreciative
noun
The extension of the influence or dominance of one language over other (especially regional) languages.
- Often considered as part of a wider context of cultural imperialism..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Irish Times.
- Indianologist
- Indian orchard
- Indian ox
- Indian paint
- Indian path
- Indian peach
- Indian pear
- Indian pepper
- Indian physic
- Indian pink
- Indian pipe
- Indian plantain
- Indian plum
- Semite
- Semitic
- semitone
- semi-trailer
- semi-transparent
- semi-tropical
- semi-tropics
- semivowel
- semiweekly
- Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp
- semmit
- semolina