Prestige (sociolinguistics)
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Prestige (sociolinguistics)
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In sociolinguistics, prestige 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 of the language, though there are exceptions, particularly in situations of covert prestige. In addition to dialects and languages, prestige is
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Level of respect towards a language variety in a speech community
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestige_(sociolinguistics)
date created:
2005-03-08T18:03:57Z
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2024-08-27T05:40:25Z
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