nationist
English
Etymology
nation + -ist, from nationism, Joshua Fishman, 1968.[1]
Adjective
nationist (comparative more nationist, superlative most nationist)
- (sociolinguistics) A language used for the day-to-day functioning of government – official forms, intra-government communication.
- Misspelling of nationalist.
Usage notes
Like nationism, nationist is a technical term used in sociolinguistics, and is contrasted with nationalist. However, nationist may also occur as a misspelling of the far more common nationalist.
Related terms
- nationism
See also
- nationalism
- nationalist
References
- Fishman, J.A. 1968. Nationality–nationalism and nation–nationism. Fishman, J.A.; Ferguson, C.A.; Das Gupta, J., ed. Language problems of developing nations. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, USA. pp. 39–51.
- An introduction to language and linguistics, by Ralph W. Fasold, Jeff Connor-Linton, p. 377
Anagrams
- Iannottis