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Publication details [#27647]
Hudson, Alan. 2002. Outline of a theory of diglossia. International Journal of the Sociology of Language (157) : 1–48. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
ISBN
0165-2516
Journal WWW
Annotation
This paper distinguishes between diglossia in the strict and in some broader sense and opts for a restricted scope of the term, arguing that diglossia and societal bilingualism differ in social origin, development and long-term resolutions and cannot be classified under a single rubric.