SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Diglossia, Bilingualism, and

Multilingualism

RHEY F. GABUTAN
Presenter
Objectives:
 define and explain diglossia;
 distinguish bilingualism and multilingualism;
and
 shareone’s idea, opinion, experience about
the subject matter.
 Initial Task: Arrange Me Now
Instructions: The class will be divided into 5 groups. Every group is
given 5 minutes to arrange the following words to answer the
question, What is Diglossia? After the arranging the words, a group
representative shares and explains their answer.

a speech community
in spoken
within the same are
situation two distinct
which varieties of a language
Diglossia
a situation in which two distinct varieties of a
language are spoken within the same speech
community.
Ex: Daanbantayn Island “Illongo & Waray”
 Charles Ferguson,1959
Diglossia is seen as a kind of bilingualism in a
society in which one of the language has high
prestige (henceforth referred to as "H"), and
another of the languages has low prestige ("L").
Definition

Bilingualism
-having some ability to use two languages.

Example: English and Cebuano

English and Tagalog
 Multilingualism
 ability
of an individual speaker or a community of
speakers to communicate effectively in three or
more languages.

A person who can speak multiple languages is known as

a polyglot or a multilingual.
 Activity: We Are Unique

Instructions: In the same group, come out with a

creative presentation distinguishing bilingualism
and multilingualism. Each group is given 7 minutes
to brainstorm and to prepare. The creative
presentation must not exceed 5 minutes.
THANK YOU!!!