Semilingual
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Semilingual is an adjective meaning Having a low profile in all of several languages that one can speak.
Meaning
Having a low profile in all of several languages that one can speak.
More Meanings
- A person who knows two or more languages but exhibits low profile in all of them, that involves having poor vocabulary and wrong grammar.
Example Sentences
The harmful effects of semilingualism on the identity and psyche, together with an incomplete mastery of Swedish, made the semilingual person socially handicapped in comparison with the monolingual Swede.
Word Forms
- semilinguals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sesquilingual, multilingual, ambilingual, polylingual, trilingual, bilingual.
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