Exophonic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Exophonic is an adjective meaning Writing in a language other than one's native language.
Meaning
Writing in a language other than one's native language.
Example Sentences
The role of German as medium for exophonic writers has actually been growing strongly in recent years.
He became a temporary exophonic writer, composing the part of his first novel in a language other than his mother tongue, […]
The adopted language is typically acquired as an adult; exophonic writers are not bilingual in the sense that they grew up speaking two languages, and indeed do not necessarily achieve the type of spoken fluency associated with the term "bilingualism."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antiphonetic, extrapoetic, ekphrasic, extrapoetical, ekphratic.
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