A Model for Polyglossia and Multilingualism (with Special Reference to Singapore and Malaysia).

Platt, John T.

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Publication Date: 1977

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A Model for Polyglossia and Multilingualism (with Special Reference to Singapore and Malaysia)

Platt, John T.

Language in Society, 6, 3, 361-78, Dec 77

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, Dialects, Diglossia, Language Classification, Multilingualism, Sociolinguistics

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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia; Singapore

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