anti-English
Hostile to Anglophones
Anti-English describes opposition or hostility toward England, English people, or the English language.
The term appears in discussions of colonial history, language policy, and nationalist movements: anti-English sentiment in Ireland, anti-English language protests in India.
It can also describe attitudes toward English cultural dominance: The policy was criticized as anti-English.
Hatred of outsiders
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- protectionismShielding local producers
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
patriotism · sovereignty · populism · traditionalism · regionalism · separatism
One-language fluency only
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- indigenizationAdapting to native practices
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
Extending dominion over others
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- postcolonialismStudy of imperial aftermath
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
Ease of approach
- equalitySame status for all
- literacyAbility to read, write
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- protectionismShielding local producers
nativism · patriotism · sovereignty · populism · traditionalism · regionalism · separatism
monolingualism
One-language fluency only
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- indigenizationAdapting to native practices
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- postcolonialismStudy of imperial aftermath
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
accessibility
Ease of approach
- equalitySame status for all
- literacyAbility to read, write
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
anti, English, England, Englishman, Englishmen, Englishwoman, Englishwomen