Language Choice in Multilingual Communities

Pregunta	Respuesta
What is a Code?	System used for communicating between 2 or > parties
Linguistic Repertoire?	All codes that a person has available.
Factors that affect Code Choice?	1) Your linguistic repertoire 2) Linguistic repertoire of the person you are talking to. 3) Setting 4) Topic
2 varieties of Diglossia?	1) High 2) Low
Factors of Diglossia	1) Case of speech communities not individuals 2) Not every member of community speaks both H & L variety 3) Describes societal bilingualism
Characteristics of High Variety?	1) Prestigious, powerful 2) Superior 3) Learned in formal setting 4) Have grammars, texts, dictionaries
Characteristics of Low Variety?	1) Learned at home, informal setting 2) Inferior 3) No grammar or dictionaries
Why is H variety viewed as superior?	1) Used for literary, religious, political purposes 2) Existing body of literature
Polyglossia	Situation in which the H or L has another counterpart for specific domains. E.g. Mandarin (H), Cantonese (L)

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