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Publication details [#3204]

Ferguson, Charles A. 1959. Diglossia. Word 15 : 325–340.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
diglossia | diglossia, L1-acquisition of | language maintenance | prestige | standardization | verbal art
Language as a subject
Creole, Haitian | German, Swiss | Greek, Modern | Rawang

Annotation

A discussion of function, prestige, literary heritage, acquisition, standardization, stability, grammar, lexicon and phonology in diglossic speech communities (with special reference to Greek, Arabic, Swiss German, and Haitian Creole).

Reprints

Giglioli, Pier Paolo. 1972. In Giglioli, Pier Paolo, ed. Language and social context: Selected readings. Penguin. pp. 232–251.