Diglossia is the relationship between two or more codified dialects that are used in the same speech community under different circumstances. Diglossia is categorised into two important hallmarks‚ the (H) high function which is seen as the superior dialect that is based on a grammatical system. It is formalised of rules‚ hence allowing thoughts and ideas to be expressed logically. However‚ the (L) function is connected to the standardised language of the speech community. It is used to express ideas
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has their own role to play in a language. High varieties are commonly applied in the formal contexts‚ like meeting or press conference while low varieties are usually used in informal contexts‚ such as daily conversation with friends and family. Diglossia could also occur between two languages (Holmes‚ 2008). “Ah Boys to Men” is a conscription in Singapore themed movie‚ directed by famous Singaporean director‚ Jack Neoh in year 2012. Emotional issues that recruits experience for a long period of
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“Sociolinguistics”. London / New York‚ Cambridge University Press (Ch.2) MEYERHOFF‚ M. (2006) “Introducing Sociolinguistics”. Taylor & Francis e-Library. (Ch.9) SCHHIFFMAN‚ H.F. “Diglossia as a Sociolonguistic Situation”. South Asian Regional Studies University of Pennsylvania. http://www.modlinguistics.com/Sociolinguistics/diglossia/Diglossia%20as%20a%20Sociolinguistic%20Situation.htm
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in the usual linguistic phenomena that occur when two or more languages get in contact: the use of bilingualism and consequent code-switching‚ code mixing and borrowing pervading the mother tongue in addition to the well-established phenomenon of diglossia. Arabic and French co-existent in Algeria led to some kind of bilingualism‚ results from a double aspiration: maintenance of the mother tongue; one of the symbols of the Algerian socio-cultural personality‚ with Arabic and Berber as components of
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accepted and used or be abandoned?” I believe we need to use both Singlish and Standard English in order to be effective life-long communicators. We shall look into this argument in the context of education‚ the sociolinguistic understanding of diglossia and code-switching‚ and the role of teachers in guiding students in the language acquisition process. Firstly‚ let us look at the development of English that eventually led to this language controversy in Singapore. English is one of the four
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accommodation rather than assimilation. Downloaded from http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/ by guest on November 23‚ 2012 Arabic Sign Languages: Evolution and Relationship With Diglossia Arabic Diglossia: A Brief Account The term diglossia was first introduced by Charles Ferguson (1959‚ p. 336) in his article ‘‘Diglossia.’’ There‚ he defined the concept as A relatively stable language situation in which‚ in addition to the primary dialects of the language (which may include a standard or regional
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Language and Society 1. The relatedness between language and Society 1) While language is principally used to communicate meaning‚ it is also used to establish and maintain social relationships. 2) Users of the same language in a sense all speak differently. The kind of language each of them chooses to use is in part determined by his social background. Language‚ in its turn‚ reveals information about its speaker. 3) To some extent‚ language‚ especially the structure of its
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communication exists for the deaf in the form of sign language. Speech in some cultures has become the basis of a written language‚ often one that differs in its vocabulary‚ syntax and phonetics from its associated spoken one‚ a situation called diglossia. Speech in addition to its use in communication‚ it is suggested by some psychologists such as Vygotsky is internally used by mental processes to enhance and organize cognition in the form of an interior monologue. Speech is researched in terms
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Day 1 Religion‚ calligraphy‚ nationalism‚ diglossia‚ bilingualism‚ illiteracy. Differences in MENA and The Arab World 1. Persian/Farcee is written in Arabic script. Urdu. 2. Muslim does not mean Arab. 3. Turkey/Afghanistan/Iran/Pakistan Only 20% of 1.8 billion Muslim are Arab. Indonesia has more Muslims than the rest of the world. 10% of Arabs are Christian. Kurds are Muslims that do not speak Arabic. They want their language to be official. Amazigh became official in 2011
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Prestige (sociolinguistics) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Sociolinguistics Key concepts Code-switching Diglossia Language change Language ideology Language planning Multilingualism Prestige Areas of study Accent Dialect Discourse analysis Language varieties Linguistic description Pragmatics Variation People Sociolinguists Related fields Applied linguistics Historical linguistics Linguistic anthropology Sociocultural linguistics Sociology of language Category Category
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