Sinhala diglossia: Discrete or continuous variation?

Language in Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-296

  Paolillo, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum; Diasystem; Diglossia; Hybridization; Sinhala; South asia; Sri lanka; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031160881     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0047404500020935     Document Type: Article

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