Meaning of LOCALISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'lowku`lizum
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- [n] a partiality for some particular place
- [n] a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
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| | Synonyms: | | provincialism, sectionalism |
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| | See Also: | | non-standard speech, partiality, partisanship | |
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| | Definition: | | \Lo"cal*ism\, n.
1. The state or quality of being local; affection for a
particular place.
2. A method of speaking or acting peculiar to a certain
district; a local idiom or phrase.
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| | Related Terms: | | Acadian, Anglo-Indian, autarky, barbarism, bimetallism, Brooklynese, bundle of isoglosses, Cajun, Canadian French, class dialect, Cockney, colloquialism, corruption, dialect, dialect atlas, dialect dictionary, economic self-sufficiency, free enterprise, free trade, French Canadian, governmentalism, Gullah, idiom, impropriety, isogloss, laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, line, linguistic atlas, linguistic community, linguistic island, local dialect, managed currency, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, noninterference, nonintervention, nullification, party line, party principle, patois, Pennsylvania Dutch, planned economy, policy, polity, position, price supports, protection, protectionism, provincialism, public policy, pump-priming, regional accent, regionalism, sectionalism, slang, speech community, subdialect, taboo word, vulgarism, Yankee, Yorkshire |
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