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native-speakerism

native-speakerism noun: attitudes to language that prioritize the norms and standards of native speakers.

Noun

native-speakerism (uncountable)

  1. Attitudes to language that prioritize the norms and standards of native speakers.

Origin of native-speakerism

From native speaker + -ism.

Questions about native-speakerism

What does native-speakerism mean?
Native-speakerism means attitudes to language that prioritize the norms and standards of native speakers.
What part of speech is native-speakerism?
Native-speakerism is a noun.

Words near native-speakerism in the dictionary

  1. native wit
  2. native-born
  3. native-borns
  4. native-like
  5. native-speaker
  6. native-speakerism
  7. native-speaking
  8. nativehen
  9. nativehens
  10. nativelike
  11. nativelikeness

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