monolingually

Thân thiện

She grew up monolingually, speaking only one language.

Definition

Adverb * In a manner that uses, involves, or is proficient in only one language.

Usage

The adverb "monolingually" describes an action, process, or state that is conducted using a single language. It is often used in contrast to "bilingually" or "multilingually."

Examples

• The software was initially developed monolingually for the domestic market.
• He was raised monolingually, so learning a second language as an adult was a significant challenge.
• The research study examined how children who are taught monolingually acquire vocabulary compared to those in bilingual programs.

Advanced Usage

• In Linguistics/Education: Used to describe pedagogical approaches, cognitive processing, or societal contexts where only one language is the medium.
  • The region functions almost entirely monolingually, with very few official documents translated.
• In Computing/Natural Language Processing (NLP): Describes systems, models, or datasets that are designed for or operate in a single language.
  • Early chatbots were typically trained monolingually on large corpora of English text.

Variants and Related Words

• Monolingual (adjective): Using or knowing only one language. (e.g., a speaker; a dictionary).
• Monolingualism (noun): The condition of being able to speak only a single language.

Synonyms

• Unilingually (less common)

Antonyms

• Bilingually
• Multilingually
• Plurilingually

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a monolingual manner
   • she had been reared monolingually