LING 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Diglossia, Language Shift
6 Dec 2018
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Ex: places in la where they only speak spanish. But this area in la people only speak spanish. Often government is done in one language. Countryside speaks different language than government one. Especially small communities: neither disglossia nor bilingualism. Pretty much always at least some other languages present. That isolate from english in the united states and have own language and only one. Isolated communities where no one was allowed in or no one could physically get into the community. Rare in our world today because we are so interconnected. Perhaps just a few high governmental officials who are bilingual but most of the country speaks korean and only korean: disglossia and bilingualism. Dr congo: linguistic repertoire and choosing a code. Kalala 16 years old from bukavu zaire who speaks. Formal shi (formal evens such as weddings) Informal shi (at home and market with same ethnic background) standard zairean swahili (cross-ethnic, official)
