Monolingually (Adverb)
Meaning
In a monolingual manner; "she had been reared monolingually".
Examples
- She had been raised by her English-speaking parents monolingually, until she discovered her Spanish heritage in college.
- The classroom was taught monolingually in French, despite many of the students speaking multiple languages at home.
- Research indicated that being raised monolingually could delay a child's ability to learn a second language later in life.
- Her family's decision to raise her monolingually has made travel to her grandparents' native country particularly challenging.
- The child of immigrants was unusually raised monolingually in their adopted country, only learning their ancestral tongue through later self-study.