Difference between revisions of "Variation"
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− | Among the several Akkadian [[dialect | dialects]], the Old Babylonian one survived the proper Old Babylonian age, and was exported outside Souther Mesopotamia. In several ages and regions, it coexisted with later varieties and, in synchrony, it represented a [[prestige]] code, used for literally and political documents, as opposed to Middle Babylonian or Middle Assyria which emerged, e.g., in epistolary corpora. This is an example of [[ | + | Among the several Akkadian [[dialect | dialects]], the Old Babylonian one survived the proper Old Babylonian age, and was exported outside Souther Mesopotamia. In several ages and regions, it coexisted with later varieties and, in synchrony, it represented a [[prestige]] code, used for literally and political documents, as opposed to Middle Babylonian or Middle Assyria which emerged, e.g., in epistolary corpora. This is an example of [[diaphasic variation]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Beccaria, G.L. 1994. Dizionario di Linguistica. Torino. | Beccaria, G.L. 1994. Dizionario di Linguistica. Torino. |
Revision as of 10:59, 10 January 2022
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variazione | variation linguistique | Variation
Article
Non-diachronic differentiation occurring within a language code, depending on sociolinguistic variables such as prestige, social stratification, perceived social or ethnic identity, circles employing technical jargons, contexts of communication etc. Situations of diglossia or the existence of language contact may impact the cases of variation within a language. Cf. Beccaria 1994, 792-793.
Example
Among the several Akkadian dialects, the Old Babylonian one survived the proper Old Babylonian age, and was exported outside Souther Mesopotamia. In several ages and regions, it coexisted with later varieties and, in synchrony, it represented a prestige code, used for literally and political documents, as opposed to Middle Babylonian or Middle Assyria which emerged, e.g., in epistolary corpora. This is an example of diaphasic variation.
References
Beccaria, G.L. 1994. Dizionario di Linguistica. Torino.