Author: Britto, Francis
Title: Diglossia : A Study of the Theory with Application to Tamil
Description: Washington, D.C. Georgetown University Press, (1986). orig. wrappers. xxiii,360 pp, 23x15cm, Foreword by Charles A. Ferguson.. ISBN: 0878401954. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Theoretical Foundations: Ferguson's Concept of Diglossia; Fishman's Extension of Ferguson's Concept; Additional Remarks on Diglossic Theory; Introduction to Tamil Diglossia in History; Topics of Diglossic Relevance in Tamil History; A Synthesis: Tamil Diglossia in History; Tamil Diglossia Today: Introduction to Tamil Diglossia Today; Function of the Diasystems; Linguistic Relation Between the Diasystems; Acquisition; Standardization; Prestige; Stability; Summary & Conclusions.

Keywords: 0878401954 Dravidian Linguistics, Tamil Language, Dravidian Languages, Diglossia, Diglossic Theory, Linguistic, Linguistics, Tamilnad, South Asia, Sociolinguistics