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Haugen 1979

 
Reference
 

Haugen, Einar. 1979. "An ecological model for bilingualism." Notes on Linguistics. Interest level: specialist.

Summary
 

Outlines the following levels of bilingualism:

 
  • Societies that are the simplest linguistically, usually use registers rather than dialects.
  • Societies that distinguish diglossia, real bilingualism, and bilexia.
  • Societies that have jargon or differences based on education result in elaborated speech.

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