ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIGLOSSIA
New Latin, via French, from Greek diglōssos speaking two languages: see diglot.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIGLOSSIA»
Discover the use of
diglossia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
diglossia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
However, despite the growing importance of the notion, up till now there was no adequate bibliography devoted to diglossia, while coverage in other bibliographies does not do justice to the number of works actually published in this area.
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Diglossia: Formal and Informal Tamil
Study of morphology and phonology in Tamil language.
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Diglossia and Other Topics in New Testament Linguistics
The first part of this volume includes a summary of this important area of study in both Septuagintal and New Testament Greek, and a review of these issues in the context of linguistic research generally.
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The problem of
diglossia in Arabic: a comparative study of ...
'In the light of this general definition, the problem of Arabic diglossia can best be illustrated by outlining salient functional and structural characteristics of the varieties of Arabic existing side by side in the Arab world.
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Diglossia and Power: Language Policies and Practice in the ...
This book is about the struggle for social power in the interethnic context of the Austrian part of the 19th Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Rosita Rindler Schjerve, 2003
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Reevaluating
Diglossia: Data from Low German
Ever since Ferguson published his seminal paper "Diglossia" in 1959 it has been the subject of much discussion.
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Jordanian Arabic Between
Diglossia and Bilingualism: ...
Suleiman provides a linguistic analysis of Jordanian Arabic spoken by educated groups and in particular by students at Yarmouk University.
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Understanding Arabic: Essays in Contemporary Arabic ...
In 1959 I published an article called "Diglossia" in the journal Word in which I
tried to characterize a certain type of language situation. Since that time
hundreds of articles and a score of books have been published on the topic of
diglossia, ...
El-Said M. Badawi, Alaa Elgibali, 1996
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Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and ...
Ferguson, in his classic 1959 paper, describes diglossia as a language situation
in which two or more varieties of the same language coexist. Other researchers
extend Ferguson's original concept of diglossia to different languages and/or ...
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Regional Nationalism in Spain: Language Use and Ethnic ...
Contact, Competition and Conflict: Diglossia One significant concept in
sociolinguistic theory and, in particular, bilingualism that has had a direct bearing
upon this apportionment of language use is that of diglossia. Ferguson's initial
definition ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIGLOSSIA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
diglossia is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: An Irish-Speaking Island by Nicholas M Wolf
Sensitive also to preconceptions implicit in terminology, he notes that “using terms like diglossia has helped to bolster this sense of the passivity ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Bliss Was It in that Dawn to Be Next Door
... figures for illiteracy as high as 76 percent at primary grade four) are not going to be significantly reduced until the diglossia on which they rest ... «Open Democracy, May 15»
Students present wide range of humanities research
Other students discussed the African queer community, how to redevelop a slum in Manila, diglossia (speaking two languages) in the ... «Cornell Chronicle, Apr 15»
Arabic-speakers at disadvantage on pyschometric exam, says study
... argued that the complex structure of Arabic writing, as well as the fact that Arabic language is a diglossia — meaning that there are disparities ... «The Times of Israel, Oct 14»
Good words and bad
Here it doesn't work quite so well because English doesn't embrace this diglossia, this distinction between the written and spoken, the ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Oct 14»
Is Arabic Really Just One Language?
The source, or rather sources, of diglossia in the Arab world are both manifold and contentious. In part, regional differences come about from ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 14»
Is Arabic really a single language?
The source, or rather sources, of diglossia in the Arab world are both manifold and contentious. In part, regional differences come about from ... «OUPblog, Sep 14»
The triumph of English
Dronkers fears diglossia, in which two languages with unequal social statuses coexist. He speaks to his assistant in Dutch, but emails her in English, so that the ... «Le Monde Diplomatique, Jul 14»
Western (and other) perspectives on Ukraine
... have long been vocal in pointing out that the East-West divide is by no means a straightforward geographic or linguistic diglossia, drawn with ... «OUPblog, Apr 14»
English spelling is terrible . Other languages are worse .
Some languages have a situation called diglossia, in which the written form actually represents a different dialect from the spoken form. «The Week Magazine, May 13»
