ANT 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: English-Only Movement, Americentrism, Diglossia
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Many countries are officially multilingual in india, hindi is the official language, english has a special constitutional status, along with 22 other. Multilingualism is a normal and unremarkable necessity for the majority in the world today. Yes there exists a powerful language ideology. Marco-society as a whole permits the use of two or more official languages. Micro-the population of the society communicates in more than one language, where individual speakers may be monolingual or multilingual. Language ideologies: better, more valuable, higher status, correct . Practice of viewing the world from english or anglo american perspective, with an implied belief, in the preeminence of english or anglo-american culture. The progressive process where a speech community shifts to speaking another language. When smaller groups within a larger society maintain their languages, and their practices are accepted by the wider culture provided they are consistent with the laws and values of the wider society.
