If a person speaks three languages they are tri-lingual, 2 languages bilingual. then what do you call someone who only speaks one?
2007-01-19 09:11:38 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
AMERICAN
2007-01-19 09:14:50 · answer #1 · answered by John P 6 · 3⤊ 7⤋
Generally Unilingual
Most likely called unemployable!
Because its hard to get a job without having bilingual languages (English&French) living in Eastern Ontario.
Even though there is not much consideration for a third language which would be beneficial in the workplace and services.
Bilingual can mean any two languages like mandarin and english, and so on.
Unilingual is most recognizable as it pertains to Canada a Bilingual country - English & French.
Although it appears Quebec wants french only in Quebec, and at the same times wants access to french speaking services in all the other provinces.
And so unwittingly languages leads to politics.
I am not certain about USA having issues of bilingualism.
so its stand to normal american people would say monolingual as certainly mono means one-single as well as uni means - one-single.
Surely the question was a joke.
2007-01-19 09:16:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Lingual
2007-01-19 09:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by Rainy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Monolingual
2007-01-19 10:29:39 · answer #4 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monolingual
2007-01-19 09:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by Daisy Roots 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the real answer is monolingual or unilingual, but the answer to the global joke is American because the "typical" american only speaks English. However, that is changing...
2007-01-19 11:09:24 · answer #6 · answered by Dee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called mono-lingual and I am sure of it. Hope I helped u!
2007-01-19 09:20:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer to the joke is: American
The real answer: monolingual
2007-01-19 18:27:17 · answer #8 · answered by Kathy P-W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
monolingue, unilingue
Since I'm a French speaker, I reply in French
2007-01-20 01:24:17 · answer #9 · answered by Nathalie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yo mama
2007-01-19 09:55:14 · answer #10 · answered by samm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American.
Congratulations, John P!
2007-01-19 09:15:20 · answer #11 · answered by clueless_nerd 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋