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Peer reviewedPlatt, John T. – Language in Society, 1977
Ferguson's concept of diglossia and its later extension and coupling with bilingualism is developed further into the concept of polyglossia with multilingualism by a discussion of various speech communities where these phenomena are in evidence. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Dialect Studies
