different between nationism vs nationist

English

Etymology

From nation +? -ism, by Joshua Fishman, 1968.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ne???n?z(?)m/

Noun

nationism (countable and uncountable, plural nationisms)

1. (sociolinguistics) The practical concerns of running a nation, especially seen as divorced from emotional beliefs about national identity.
   • 1992, Sandra McKay, Teaching English Overseas: an Introduction, p. 9:

     In determining language policies, Fishman contends that a country needs to balance the concerns of nationalism (the feelings that develop from a sense of group identity) and nationism (the practical concerns of governing).

   • 2002, Tim Ingold, Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology, p. 544:

     For these nations language was a prior criterion of national identity, in the sense of ‘nationalism’, and only later became and issue at the level of ‘nation’, once these societies had made the transition from nationalism to nationism.

   • 2008, Andrew Simpson, Language and National Identity in Africa, p. 22:

     Instead of this, the dominant role of language in nation-building in many states, at least in the early post-independence era, has been […] pragmatic nationism rather than aggressive nationalism.

Usage notes

Contrasted with nationalism – nationism pertains to practical concerns, while nationalism pertains to questions of identity.

Derived terms

• nationist

See also

• nationalism
• nationalist

References

Anagrams

• Minoanist, Timonians

English

Etymology

nation +? -ist, from nationism, Joshua Fishman, 1968.

Adjective

nationist (comparative more nationist, superlative most nationist)

1. (sociolinguistics) A language used for the day-to-day functioning of government – official forms, intra-government communication.
2. Misspelling of nationalist.

Related terms

• nationism

Usage notes

Like nationism, nationist is a technical term used in sociolinguistics, and is contrasted with nationalist. However, nationist may also occur as a misspelling of the far more common nationalist.

See also

• nationalism
• nationalist

References

• An introduction to language and linguistics, by Ralph W. Fasold, Jeff Connor-Linton, p. 377

Anagrams

• Iannottis