| LC control no. | sh2018003254 |
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| LC classification | P120.P58 |
| Topical heading | Pluricentric languages |
| See also | Language and languages--Variation |
| Found in | Work cat: 2018038519: International Conference on Non-dominant Varieties of Pluricentric Languages (5th : 2017 : Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat). Pluricentric languages and non-dominant varieties, 2018. Crystal, D., A dictionary of linguistics & phonetics (6th ed.) online, viewed on December 18, 2018 : (pluricentric (adj.) A term used in sociolinguistics for languages which have more than one accepted standard. English is a well-known example, with its American and British (and increasingly other) standard varieties; other examples include Arabic, French, Spanish and Hindi/Urdu) Pluricentric languages, article by E. Hall, M. Charles, and J. von Dahlen, in wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de, viewed December 18, 2018 : (Pluricentric: Languages with several interacting centres, each providing a national variety with at least some of its own norms; characteristics are: Unifiers and dividers of people; Group boundaries are marked; they are employed across the boundaries of individual political entities; may form a (almost) contiguous region; may be dispersed or may be used over both contiguous and dispersed areas) |
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