rockist view
- noun
- Jargon
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visión rockista
- In the essay, he challenges the rockist view that only guitar-based bands make authentic music.
Examples
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Many critics accuse the magazine of promoting a rockist view by seldom reviewing hip-hop albums.
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The rockist view often dismisses pop artists.
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Her rockist view often leads to heated debates about the merits of modern pop.
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Many critics hold a rockist view of music.
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Her rockist view often leads to heated debates about the merits of modern pop music.
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In his review, he clearly expressed the rockist view that only guitar bands represent true artistry.
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Many music enthusiasts believe that adopting a rockist view limits their appreciation for diverse genres.
Synonyms
An attitude that thinks traditional rock music is better than other music
How Rockist
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'rockist' denotes someone who favors rock music and 'view' denotes an opinion, so 'rockist view' straightforwardly means an opinion that favors rock music. This follows a common English noun + noun/label + view pattern (e.g., 'feminist view', 'conservative view'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to derive the meaning.
Etymology
The noun rockist view comes from the parts rock, meaning rock music, the ending -ist meaning 'a person who likes something strongly', and view meaning 'an opinion'. Imagine someone holding a guitar like a flag and turning away other styles of music; that's why the phrase means an attitude that thinks rock is 'better than others' and often says other music is not as good.
