ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Segregationalist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Segregationalist is a noun meaning (linguistics) One who believes that linguistic signs have meaning independent of the context of their use in communication.

Meaning

(linguistics) One who believes that linguistic signs have meaning independent of the context of their use in communication.

More Meanings

  1. (linguistics) Characteristic of segregationalism.
  2. (rare) A segregationist; a supporter of racial, ethnic, or religious segregation.
  3. (rare) Segregationist; supportive of or leading to racial, ethnic, or religious segregation.

Example Sentences

In other words, the “'language myth' myth” produces a history of linguistics that is as segregationalist — if not more so — than the linguistics it is purporting to describe.
According to the orthodox segregationalist view, the essential difference between reading the words 'Open the door' and hearing the words 'Open the door' is that the reader has learnt a set of audiographic correlations […]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include segregationist, antisegregationist, ultrasegregationist, archsegregationist, desegregationist, antiseparatist.

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