Sociolinguistic Awareness

Soziolinguistika

About this concept

Understanding Basque's sociolinguistic context: euskara batua vs. dialects, language revitalization (euskaldunberri/euskaldunzahar), diglossia with Spanish/French, language policy (HABE, euskaltegiak).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level C2.

Examples

Euskaldunberria naiz.I am a new speaker of Basque (learned as adult).

Euskara batua 1968an sortu zen.Unified Basque was created in 1968.

Hizkuntza normalizazioa aurrera doa.Language normalization is progressing.

Kode-aldaketa: 'O sea, ez dakit ba.'Code-switching: mixing Basque with Spanish fillers.

Prerequisite

Dialectal VariationC2

More C2 concepts

Dialectal VariationDialektoak Archaic and Literary Verb FormsAditz Zaharrak eta Literarioak Idiomatic Expressions and ProverbsEsamoldeak eta Atsotitzak Administrative and Legal LanguageHizkera Administratiboa Media and Broadcasting BasqueHedabideetako Euskara

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