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regionalism 1. division of a country into administrative regions having partial autonomy 2. advocacy of such division 3. loyalty to one's home region; regional patriotism 4. the common interests of national groups, people, etc., living in the same part of the world How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| NEW REGIONALISMS IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: Theories and Cases. Also in the same section, Marie-Luce Demonet offers a provocative comparison between Montaigne and Estienne Pasquier based on their varying attitudes to linguistic custom and their varying tolerance of the centrifugal tendencies of language, such as the use of regionalisms, for which Pasquier chastised Montaigne in a famous letter. The writing features a wealth of telling detail and precise language, including well-placed regionalisms and distinctive dialects tuned to race and class. |
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