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Californianists

Californianists is the plural of Californianist.

Meaning of Californianist

Noun

Californianist (plural Californianists)

  1. A linguist or anthropologist who specializes in studying the peoples and languages of California.
    • Californianists have argued that areal patterns in the region show that phonological and grammatical convergence is more prominent than lexical borrowing, challenging the usual understanding that lexical items are universally more "borrowable", needing less intense language contact than is required...2019, Daniel Siddiqi, The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages, page 579

Questions about Californianists

What is Californianists the plural of?
Californianists is the plural of Californianist.

Words near Californianists in the dictionary

  1. Californiana
  2. Californianese
  3. Californianism
  4. Californianisms
  5. Californianist
  6. Californianists
  7. Californianization
  8. Californianize
  9. Californianized
  10. Californianizes
  11. Californianizing

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