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Diglossia in Japan

If you are researching Ainu and Japanese, the resources below may help you get started.

Studies in Japanese Bilingualism by Mary Goebel Noguchi (Editor); Sandra Fotos (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781853594908
Publication Date: 2000-11-28

Ainu as a Heritage Language of Japan: History, Current State and Future of Ainu Language Policy and Education
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Legal Frameworks for the Protection of Ainu Language and Culture in Japan: International and European Perspectives
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Can Threatened Languages Be Saved? by Joshua A. Fishman (Editor)
ISBN: 9781853597060
Publication Date: 2001-01-05
Contains the chapter:
Akor Itak – Our Language, Your Language: Ainu in Japan

Diglossia in East Asia
Snow, Don. “Diglossia in East Asia.” Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, vol. 20, no. 1, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2010, pp. 124–51, doi:10.1075/japc.20.1.10sno.

Diglossia in Morocco

Diglossia and Language Contact: language variation and change in North Africa by Lotfi Sayahi
Call Number: online
ISBN: 1139698362
Publication Date: 2014

The Origins of Andalusi-Moroccan Arabic and the Role of Diglossia
Ouhalla, Jamal. “The Origins of Andalusi-Moroccan Arabic and the Role of Diglossia.” Brill's Annual of Afroasiatic Languages and Linguistics, vol. 7, no. 2, 2015, pp. 157–95, doi:10.1163/18776930-00702002.

The Politics of Written Language in the Arab World by Jacob Høigilt (Volume Editor); Gunvor Mejdell (Volume Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9004346163
Publication Date: 2017-08-16
Focusing on Egypt and Morocco, the authors combine large-scale survey data on language attitudes with in-depth analyses of actual language usage and explicit (and implicit) language ideology. They show that writing practices as well as language attitudes in Egypt and Morocco are far more receptive to vernacular forms than has been assumed.

Intra-lingual Code Alternation in Arabic: The Conversational Impact of Diglossia
Abu-Melhim, Abdel-Rahman. “Intra-Lingual Code Alternation in Arabic: The Conversational Impact of Diglossia.” Theory and Practice in Language Studies, vol. 4, no. 5, Academy Publication Co., LTD, 2014, p. 891, doi:10.4304/tpls.4.5.891-902.

Diglossia in Catalonia

Language Policies, Ideologies and Attitudes in Catalonia. Part 1: Reversing Language Shift in the Twentieth Century.
Newman, Michael. “Language Policies, Ideologies and Attitudes in Catalonia. Part 1: Reversing Language Shift in the Twentieth Century.” Language and Linguistics Compass., vol. 9, no. 7, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., pp. 285–94.
The Catalan premium: language and employment in Catalonia
Rendon, Sílvio. “The Catalan Premium: Language and Employment in Catalonia.” Journal of Population Economics, vol. 20, no. 3, Springer, 2007, pp. 669–86, doi:10.1007/s00148-005-0048-5.
Language attitudes and language choice in the formal communications of social movements in Catalonia
Mireia M. Bou. (2016). Language Attitudes and Language Choice in the Formal Communications of New Social Movements in Catalonia. Revista de llengua i dret, 66, 38–61. https://doi.org/10.2436/rld.i66.2016.2835

Spanish in Contact. Policy, Social and Linguistic Inquiries by Kim Potowski (Editor); Richard Cameron (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 1282154583
Publication Date: 2007-01-01

Which Way for Catalan and Galician?
MA thesis from the University of Montana. Bostrom, Jay Gordon, "Which Way for Catalan and Galician?" (2006). Graduate Student Theses,
Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 1182.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/1182

Diglossia in Paraguay

The resources below may be helpful for researching Guarani and Spanish in Paraguay.

A Tale of Three Languages: Spanish, Guaraní, and English in Asunción, Paraguay
Weyers, Joseph R. “A Tale of Three Languages: Spanish, Guaraní, and English in Asunción, Paraguay.” Southern Journal of Linguistics, vol. 44, no. 2, Fall 2020, pp. 98–199. EBSCOhost, ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu:2148/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ufh&AN=152197643&site=ehost-live.
Paraguay y las complejidades de una nación bilingüe: la contradicción del idioma guaraní como símbolo nacion
Paraguay y Las Complejidades de Una Nación Bilingüe: La Contradicción Del Idioma Guaraní Como Símbolo Nacion.” REVISTA ENCUENTROS, vol. 16, no. 1, 2017, doi:10.15665/.v16i01.1401.
Case Study: Parental Language Attitudes and Practices to Socialise Children in a Diglossic Society
Request article through Inter Library Loan. Garcia, Patricia. “Case Study: Parental Language Attitudes and Practices to Socialise Children in a Diglossic Society.” International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, vol. 8, no. 4, 2005, pp. 328–44.
Parental Language Attitudes and Practices to Socialise Children in a Diglossic Society
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García, Patricia. “Parental Language Attitudes and Practices to Socialise Children in a Diglossic Society.” International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, vol. 8, no. 4, Taylor & Francis Group, 2005, pp. 328–44, doi:10.1080/13670050508668614.

Diglossia in New Zealand

If you are researching Maori and English in New Zeland, the resources below may be helpful.

Reassessing Maori regeneration
SPOLSKY, B. (2003). Reassessing maori regeneration. Language in Society, 32(4), 553-578. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047404503324042
Defining Māori language revitalisation: A project in folk linguistics
“If We Lose Their Language We Lose Our History”: Knowledge and Disposition in Māori Language Acquisition Policy
Diglossia : a theoretical framework for the revitalisation of the Maori language
Article begins on page 35 of the journal (page 39 if using the navigation options.) Article by Steven Chrisp pubished in He pūkenga kōrero = a journal of Māori studies.

Disglossia in South Africa

Gender aspects of the use of English on a South African university campus
De Kadt, Elizabeth. “Gender Aspects of the Use of English on a South African University Campus.” World Englishes, vol. 23, no. 4, Blackwell Publishing Ltd/Inc, 2004, pp. 515–34, doi:10.1111/j.0083-2919.2004.00375.x.
Restandardisation in the Direction of a New English: Implications for Access and Equity
Chick, J. Keith, and Rodrik Wade. “Restandardisation in the Direction of a New English: Implications for Access and Equity.” Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 18, no. 4, Taylor & Francis Group, 1997, pp. 271–84, doi:10.1080/01434639708666320.
Talking about Language: Zulu Students' Views on Language in the New South Africa
Finchilescu, Gillian, and Gugu Nyawose. “Talking About Language: Zulu Students' Views on Language in the New South Africa.” South African Journal of Psychology, vol. 28, no. 2, SAGE Publications, 1998, pp. 53–61, doi:10.1177/008124639802800201.

Diglossia in Wales

Diglossia and the Welsh linguistic situation
Request article through Inter Library Loan. “Diglossia and the Welsh Linguistic Situation.” Contemporary Wales : an Annual Review of Economic and Social Research, vol. 3, University of Wales Press, 1989, p. 11.
Diglossia and its effect on the Welsh mutation system
Ball, Martin John. Diglossia and Its Effect on the Welsh Mutation System. PERSÉE : Université de Lyon, CNRS & ENS de Lyon, 1992.
An application of an analogue of the partition function to the evolution of diglossia
Wyburn, John, and John Hayward. “An Application of an Analogue of the Partition Function to the Evolution of Diglossia.” Physica A, vol. 516, Elsevier B.V, 2019, pp. 447–63, doi:10.1016/j.physa.2018.10.047.

Diglossia in Israel

Ramifications of diglossia on how native Arabic-speaking students in Israel write.
Brosh, Hezi. “Ramifications of Diglossia on How Native Arabic-Speaking Students in Israel Write.” Journal of Applied Linguistics., vol. 6, no. 2, Equinox, pp. 165–90.
Palestinian schoolscapes in Israel
Amara, Muhammad H. “Palestinian Schoolscapes in Israel.” Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, vol. 3, no. 1, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018, pp. 1–18, doi:10.1186/s40862-018-0047-1.
Investigating Arabic Academic Vocabulary Knowledge Among Middle School Pup Receptive Versus Productive Knowledge.
Academic Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Skills Among Seventh-Graders in Arabic as L1.
Acquiring diglossia: mutual influences of formal and colloquial Arabic on children's grammaticality judgments.
Khamis-Dakwar, Reem. “Acquiring Diglossia: Mutual Influences of Formal and Colloquial Arabic on Children's Grammaticality Judgments.” Journal of Child Language., vol. 39, no. 1, Cambridge University Press, pp. 61–89.
Diglossic aphasia and the adaptation of the Bilingual Aphasia Test to Palestinian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic
Khamis Dakwar, Reem, et al. “Diglossic Aphasia and the Adaptation of the Bilingual Aphasia Test to Palestinian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic.” Journal of Neurolinguistics, vol. 47, Elsevier Ltd, 2018, pp. 131–44, doi:10.1016/j.jneuroling.2018.04.013.
Acquisition of Israeli Hebrew and Palestinian Arabic: a review of current research
Berman, Ruth Aronson, and Dorit Diskin Ravid. “Acquisition of Israeli Hebrew and Palestinian Arabic.” Hebrew Studies, no. 41, 2000, pp. 83–98.
The Development of Sociolinguistic Diglossic Knowledge in Oral-Literacy Mismatch Situations: Preliminary Findings from Palestinian Arabs
Makhoul, B. , Copti-Mshael, T. and Dakwar, R. (2015) The Development of Sociolinguistic Diglossic Knowledge in Oral-Literacy Mismatch Situations: Preliminary Findings from Palestinian Arabs. Psychology, 6, 1168-1179. doi: 10.4236/psych.2015.69115.

Diglossia in Belgium

Linguistic Varieties in Concord and in Conflict: Walloon and French in Wallonia
Boutier, Marie-Guy. “Linguistic Varieties in Concord and in Conflict: Walloon and French in Wallonia.” Travaux de linguistique (Gand, Belgium), vol. 59, 2009, pp. 105–21.
Community Conflict in Belgium and Its Linguistic Reflections
Jassem-Staniecka, Anna. “Community Conflict in Belgium and Its Linguistic Reflections.” Annual of Language & Politics & Politics of Identity, vol. 6, no. 2, July 2012, pp. 16–34. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ufh&AN=86952234&site=ehost-live.
Dialect loss and dialect vitality in Flanders
Request article through Inter Library Loan. Vandekerckhove, Reinhild. “Dialect Loss and Dialect Vitality in Flanders.” International Journal of the Sociology of Language., vol. 2009, no. 196/197, Mouton, pp. 73–97.

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