Language choice in Multilingual communities

1. Modelling code swimming

1.1. Multilingual communities =languages Monolingual communities"=dialects

1.2. Summaries language's patterns in a community +compare it to other communities

1.3. Each domain has a code appropriate to it

2. Rules of switching

2.1. Intra-sentential

2.2. equivalence constraint

2.3. inter-sentential

3. Diglossia & bilingualism

3.1. Diglossia=communities Bilingual= individuals

3.2. It may be both diglossia & bilingual or one of them or neither

4. Attitudes toward H&L

4.1. H variety is admirable , it has prestige as it's fixed & standardized in grammar books

4.1.1. L variety some deny it while other say it is the best way to express thoughts

5. Domain of language use

5.1. Typical interaction between typical Participants in typical setting

5.2. Family,friendship ,religion ,education &employment

5.3. Components of situation describe it

6. Code-switching

6.1. Switching between 2 languages or dialects

6.2. Unaware of it

6.2.1. Negative attitude in many countries

7. Social factors affecting code choice

7.1. Social dimensions: social distance ,statue,formality&function

7.2. some topics are discussed in one code rather than other despite setting or addresses

7.3. Leakage:the code associated with one domain is leaking into another

8. Polyglossia

8.1. Community use more than 3 languages

9. Diglossia

9.1. Narrow sense

9.1.1. Same language high &low variety

9.1.1.1. High is not used in everyday Conversation

9.1.1.1.1. Each used for quite distinct Function

9.2. Board sense