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Language Choice in Multilingual Communities
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- 1What is a Code?System used for communicating between 2 or > parties
- 2Linguistic Repertoire?All codes that a person has available.
- 3Factors that affect Code Choice?1) Your linguistic repertoire
2) Linguistic repertoire of the person you are talking to.
3) Setting
4) Topic - 42 varieties of Diglossia?1) High
2) Low - 5Factors of Diglossia1) Case of speech communities not individuals
2) Not every member of community speaks both H & L variety
3) Describes societal bilingualism - 6Characteristics of High Variety?1) Prestigious, powerful
2) Superior
3) Learned in formal setting
4) Have grammars, texts, dictionaries - 7Characteristics of Low Variety?1) Learned at home, informal setting
2) Inferior
3) No grammar or dictionaries - 8Why is H variety viewed as superior?1) Used for literary, religious, political purposes
2) Existing body of literature - 9PolyglossiaSituation in which the H or L has another counterpart for specific domains. E.g. Mandarin (H), Cantonese (L)
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- Bachelors LING 1701 Flashcards on Language Choice in Multilingual Communities, created by imanhw on 23/09/2015.
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