semilingualism
The phenomenon of people speaking several languages at a low level of development,…The phenomenon of people speaking several languages at a low level of development, with evident deficiencies in all languages.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The phenomenon of people speaking several languages at a low level of development, with evident deficiencies in all languages.
Origin
From semilingual + -ism, introduced by a Swedish researcher Hansegård N. E. in 1975.From semilingual + -ism, introduced by a Swedish researcher Hansegård N. E. in 1975.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable