Problem
Linguistic purism
Nature:
Groups concerned with protecting their culture as reflected in its language may attempt to prevent use of terms which become widely known from some foreign language. Artificial attempts are made to generate new words and exclude or even prohibit use of borrowed foreign words or their derivatives. This could lead to isolation and technological backwardness. It also could severely limit communication with persons or groups outside the speaker's (or writer's) culture. Broader Problems:
PurismIdeological conflictLanguage as a barrier to communication Narrower Problems:
Nativism Related Problems:
Language as a barrier to communication Reduces:
Limited verbal skillsMonolingualism in a multi-cultural settingAdulteration of language with foreign expressions Strategies:
Promoting use of English as common global languageAdvocating linguistic purismRidiculing linguistic purism Subject(s):
Language → LinguisticsProblem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST