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11 Cards in this Set
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borrowing
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sharing of lexical items between different linguistic groups
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language shift
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speakers switch from one linguistic variety to another (usually happens over several generations)
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stratal influence
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when one linguistic variety is lost in place of a new one, the original variety leaves a trace
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prestige
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describes the level of respect accorded to a language compared to other languages
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prestige is based on... (4)
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use in education
use by the racial/ethnic majority use by upper classes use for government purposes |
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types of bilingualism (4)
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fluent
functional diglossia ambilingualism |
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fluent bilingualism
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children grow up using both languages and commanding them fluently
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functional bilingualism
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native language + high proficiency in a second language
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diglossia
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one language of high prestige and one of low (low generally used at home, high outside the home)
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ambilingualism
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both commonly used, can't predict the situation in which one or other is used
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language death
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when the language has no native speakers and no children learning the language
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