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Prestige (sociolinguistics)

Prestige in sociolinguistics is the level of regard normally accorded a specific language or dialect within a speech community, relative to other languages or dialects. Prestige varieties are language or dialect families which are generally considered by a society to be the most "correct" or otherwise superior. In many cases, they are the standard form…

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Standard varieties and covert prestige

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Language attitudes

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Prestige (sociolinguistics)

Nodes168
Edges167
Triples25
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011905
Components1

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language prestige dialect languages standard social variety considered english different dialects speech speakers varieties often community features prestigious used also

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geographic locationinstance ofsituation and other contextual elements0.80text
literary heritageinstance ofCausesDifferent languages and dialects are accorded prestige based upon factors0.80text
the degree of language modernizationinstance ofCausesDifferent languages and dialects are accorded prestige based upon factors0.80text
international standinginstance ofCausesDifferent languages and dialects are accorded prestige based upon factors0.80text
and the prestige of its speakersinstance ofCausesDifferent languages and dialects are accorded prestige based upon factors0.80text
the completive marker done while newerinstance ofmore conservative versions preserve features0.80text
less conservative versions do not.Some instances of contact between languages with different prestige levels have resulted in diglossiainstance ofmore conservative versions preserve features0.80text
a phenomenon in which a community uses a high prestige language or dialect in certain situationsinstance ofmore conservative versions preserve features0.80text
usually for newspapersinstance ofmore conservative versions preserve features0.80text
in literatureinstance ofmore conservative versions preserve features0.80text
on university campusesinstance ofmore conservative versions preserve features0.80text
for religious ceremoniesinstance ofmore conservative versions preserve features0.80text

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