Diglossia

Bayu Hartono

DEFINITION OF DIGLOSSIA

Diglossia is the use of local language is also called the use of the first

language, while the use of Indonesian is also known as a second language use.

(Aslinda, et al., 2007:26).

Diglossia is relatively stable language

situation in which, in addition to the

primary dialects of the language , there is a

very divergent, highly codified, superposed

variety, …. , which is learned largely by

formal education and is used for most

written and formal spoken purpose.

DEFINITION OF DIGLOSSIA

Charles A. Ferguson (1959) Diglossia is relatively stable language

. Language situation , in which in the addition of primary dialect .

Of the language there is a divergent highly codified superposed

variety which is learn largely by formal education and is used for

most written and formal spoken purpose .

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Diglossia

Prestige

Lexicon

Acquisition

Grammar

Literary

heritage

StandardizationStability

Phonology

Function

In many countries, the globalization

of English has introduced a third

significant language, so that triglossia

and polyglossia is starting to emerge

so that changes in one are refelected

changes.

Diglossia find the diglossia levels in

several regional languages in Indonesia

such as Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese,

etc.

undak usuk basa

In Sundanese

basa cohag (coarse variety),

basa loma (range for others),

basa sedeng (medium range or middle),

basa lemes (fine variety)

In Java

ngoko language (the lowest level),

krama (middle),

krama inggil (high level)