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Monoglottism

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'''Monoglottism''' (Greek language Greek ''monos'', "alone, solitary", + ''glotta'', "tongue, language") is the condition of being able to speak only a single language. Persons living in the United States and the United Kingdom are commonly stereotyped as monoglots (please see "Languages in the United States" for evidence refuting this belief). Persons whose native language is widespread, commonly used, influential, culturally, economically, or otherwise useful are likely to be monoglots.

See also
*Multilingualism *Languages in the Unites States {{ling-stub}}