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Meaning of monosystemic in English:

monosystemic

Pronunciation /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈstiːmɪk/ /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈstɛmɪk/

adjective

Linguistics

  • Of a form of linguistic analysis: predicated on the establishment of a single overall system (as, for example, a single system of sound differences independent of context).

    Used chiefly of structuralist analysis, especially in contrast to the polysystemic approach advocated by J. R. Firth.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in John R. Firth (1890–1960), linguistic scholar. From mono- + systemic.