DIGLOSS IA IN

LAN GU A G E
T U T O R I A L TA S K
• SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS
-EACH FORM HAS SPECIAL
DOMAINS TO BE USED IN
HIGH FORM IS USED IN RELIGIOUS
SERMONS, LETTER WRITING,
PA R L I A M E N TA R Y S P E E C H ,
UNIVERSITY LECTURES, NEWS
B R O A D C A S T S , N E W S PA P E R
E D I T O R I A L S A N D P O E T RY ,
WHEREA S THE LOW FORM IS USED
I N FA M I LY C O N V E R S AT I O N , F O L K
L I T E R AT U R E , A N D S O A P O P E R A
* N AT I V E S P E A K E R S W O U L D F I N D I T
O D D I F A N YO N E U S E D H I N A N L
DOMAIN, OR L IN AN H DOMAIN*
• ACQUISITION
-LOW (L) IS THE MOTHER TONGUE OF
THE SPEAKER IN THE CONCERNED
D E FINING L ANGU AGE S; ARAB IC, GRE E K
HAITIAN CREOLE AND SWISS GERMAN
ALL SPEAKERS LEARN IT AS A FIRST
L A N G U A G E AT H O M E A S T H E Y A R E
M O R E C O M F O RTA B L E I N T H E L F O R M
THAN THE H.
- T H E H F O R M I S N O R M A L LY L E A R N T B Y
FORMAL INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS.