List of diglossic regions  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search  Diglossia refers to the use by a
language community of two languages or dialects, a "high" or "H"
variety restricted to certain formal situations, and a "low" or
"L" variety for everyday interaction.[1] This page contains a
list of nations, cultures, or other communities which sources
describe as featuring a diglossic language situation.  African
American Vernacular English[edit]  In the United States,
Standard English is considered H while AAVE is considered L. Its
pronunciation is, in some respects, common to Southern American
English, which is spoken by many African Americans and many non-
African Americans in the United States. Several creolists,
including William Stewart, John Dillard, and John Rickford,
argue that AAVE shares so many characteristics with creole
dialects spoken by black people in much of the world that AAVE
itself is a creole,[2] while others maintain that there are no
significant parallels.[3][4