Linguistic purism or linguistic protectionism is the definition of one variety of a language as being purer than other varieties, often in reference to a perceived decline from an ideal past or an unwanted similarity with other languages, but sometimes simply to an abstract ideal.
Linguistic purism is the definition of one variety of a language as being purer than other varieties or an unwanted similarity with other languages, but sometimes simply to an abstract ideal. This is often in reference to a perceived decline from an ideal past. Linguistic protectionism is the definition of one variety of a language as being purer than other varieties or an unwanted similarity with other languages, but sometimes simply to an abstract ideal. This is often in reference to a perceived decline from an ideal past.