Definitions Week 7 Flashcards
Multilingualism
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The use of two or more languages by an individual speaker - Swann et al. 2004
Polyglossia
The coexistence of two or more languages, or distinct varieties of the same language, within a speech community.
Bilingualism
The use of two languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers
Diglossia
The use of two languages or two varieties of a language within a community, under different conditions. One often is the high variety, and the other, the low. Holmes 2013
High variety
The language or variety of a language that is not used in everyday conversation. Used for public speaking and formal address.
Low variety
The colloquial language or variety of a language, used for everyday conversation.
Monolingualism
The use of one language by an individual
Monoglossia
The use of one language by a group of speakers
Codeswitching
The use of two languages in one conversation
Codemixing
The use of two languages in one sentence/utterance
Situational codeswitching
The situation (topic, participants) requiring the use of another code
Metaphorical codeswitching
The indexicality (status) brings about the use of another code
Crossing
Using a language the doesn’t belong to the speaker, often for comical effect
Lexical borrowing
Borrowing a word from another language, often using indigenous pronunciation
Domain analysis
Fishman 1972 - Involving typical interactions between typical participants in typical settings
eg. family, religion, education
