monolingually
- adverb
- /ˌmɒnəˈlɪŋɡwəli/
- Many educational programs are designed to teach students monolingually, using only English in the classroom.
Examples
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The book is written monolingually, making it accessible for readers who only speak English.
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She prefers to learn languages monolingually, focusing on one language at a time.
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Drawing on a linguistic human rights perspective, I would suggest that ESL students and English language learners in the Benbrook School District might appreciate the opportunity to ask their teachers, principals, and district policymakers, considering their percentile rankings in English reading, whether English is best taught monolingually.
Academic text (2001)
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
monolingually = monolingual (transparent) = mono + lingual + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'monolingual' with the suffix '-ly', so the meaning is straightforward.
Etymology
Monolingually comes from mono- meaning 'one' and lingual meaning 'tongue' or 'language', so it means doing something in 'one language'. A helpful way to remember it is to compare it with bilingual ('bi-' = 'two'), which shows why monolingually means using only a single language.