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Language used in multilingual societies (Diglossia (features (There are…
Language used in multilingual societies
Diglossia
Attitudes to disglossia situation
People generally admire the high variety(the one standardized in grammar books and dictionaries) even when they cannot underatand it.
Disglossia has been described as a stable situation. It is possible for two varieties to continue to exist side by side from centuries. Alternatively, one variety may gradually displace one another.
Meaning
A situation in which two languages (or two varieties of the same language are used under different condition within a community, often by the same speakers.)
H & L varieties
H varieties
Prestige
Admire
Respectful
Standardized
Normal means
L varieties
Local
Very low rate
Express feelings
Ambivalent
features
There are two different varieties of the same language used in the community, H-variey and L-variety
each of variety is used for different functions.
function of H-variety is not for daily conversation at all.
Polyglossia
Meaning
person's ability to communicate in more than two languages. It refers to communities that regularly use more than two languages.
Example: There are three languages that are used by Singaporean Chinese namely Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien. Singaporean Chinese people will use Mandarin for formal language, Cantonese and Hokkien is used as informal language.