bidialectalist

noun

bi·​di·​a·​lec·​tal·​ist

¦bī-ˌdī-ə-¦lek-tə-ləst

: a person who favors the promotion and development of bidialectalism by schools especially for speakers whose primary dialects are not standard

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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