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LANGUAGE SHIFT N DEATH

17 FEB 2011 BY PROF. SUMARSIH

EXPLANATION:
(some cases) Shift occurs as a result of force or voluntary immigration to a place where it is not possible to maintain ones native language. Ex: Italians in the US or as a result of conguest, example the Gaels n Scotland and Ireland The ultimate loss of a language is termed language death, example religious and educational background, settlement patterns, ties with the homeland (in the case of immigrant bilingualism), extent of exogamous marriage, attitudes of majority and minority language groups, government policies concerning language and education

CODE SWITCHING
The speech functions served by switching are presumably potentially available to all speakers, whether bilingual or monolingual This is why many linguist use the term code switching, the term code. Like variety, is a neutral one and does not commit us to taking a decision as to whether the varieties or codes concerned constitute language or dialects.

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