单词 | language shift |
释义 | > as lemmaslanguage shift language shift n. Linguistics the process whereby an individual or speech community moves from habitually using one language to using another, often culturally dominant, language; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1953 U. Weinreich Lang. in Contact (Publ. Ling. Circle N.Y. No. 1) ii. 68 A language shift may be defined as the change from the habitual use of one language to that of another. 2003 Jrnl. Anthropol. Res. 59 272 The study concludes that language shift is indeed underway in some K'iche' communities..but that diglossia is being maintained. < as lemmas |
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