cathrynm wrote:Are there languages that aren't diglossic?
English, for one, at least according to the definition posted.
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Re: Diglossia
English, for one, at least according to the definition posted.
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Re: Diglossia
cathrynm wrote:Finnish is Diglossic. Actually Japanese too. Are there languages that aren't diglossic? What's that like? Mostly, it doesn't bother me. There's stuff I can't understand, I listen, I pick out words best I can. I try not to stress about it.
Slovak, Macedonian and Continental Portuguese are not diglossic while Czech, Belgian Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese are diglossic. German as used in Hanover is not diglossic while that in Zurich is highly diglossic.
"Diglossic" practically means there is no neutral code which can sound natural in both informal and formal situations. Some languages, like Thai, are polyglossic.
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Re: Diglossia
cathrynm wrote:Finnish is Diglossic. Actually Japanese too. Are there languages that aren't diglossic? What's that like? Mostly, it doesn't bother me. There's stuff I can't understand, I listen, I pick out words best I can. I try not to stress about it.
This is the first time I've read that Japanese is diglossic. Are you sure about that?
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Re: Diglossia
>"Diglossic" practically means there is no neutral code which can sound natural in both informal and formal situations. Some languages, like Thai, are polyglossic.
Whether this is Japanese? I defer to someone with linguistic background to say for sure then, I suppose. To my ears with Japanese, feels like women speak close to the written language. Male casual speech is this slurry blob of sound, represents nothing written at all. Is that diglossic? I don't know.
Whether this is Japanese? I defer to someone with linguistic background to say for sure then, I suppose. To my ears with Japanese, feels like women speak close to the written language. Male casual speech is this slurry blob of sound, represents nothing written at all. Is that diglossic? I don't know.
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