Supradialect

In this article, we will explore and analyze Supradialect from different perspectives and angles of approach. Supradialect is a topic that has sparked interest and debate in various areas, generating conflicting opinions and deep reflections. Throughout these pages, we will delve into the different aspects that comprise Supradialect, from its history and evolution to its implications in contemporary society. Its ramifications in the social, economic, cultural and political sphere will be examined, in order to offer a comprehensive and detailed vision of this topic that is so relevant today. Through exhaustive analysis, we seek to shed light on Supradialect and its consequences, opening the door to critical and constructive reflection that invites deliberation and dialogue.
Not to be confused with Subdialect.

Supradialect (from Latin supra, "above", and Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, "discourse") is a linguistic term designating a dialectological category between the levels of language and dialect. It is used in two distinctive contexts, describing structural or functional relations within a particular language. As a structural category, supradialects designate the first level of dialectological subdivision within a language,[1] as for example in the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language, which is divided into three basic supradialects (Shtokavian, Kajkavian and Chakavian), with each of them being further divided into several dialects.[2] As a functional category, supradialect designates a predominant dialectal form within a particular language, referring to the most commonly used variant of that language, accepted in practice by the majority of its speakers as a basic tool of mutual interaction and communication. In that context, such supradialect also functions as an interdialect.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Badurina, Pranjković & Silić 2009, p. 167.
  2. ^ Greenberg 2004, p. 32-34.
  3. ^ Harlig & Pléh 1995, p. 115.

Literature

  • Baldaquí Escandell, Josep M. (2005). "A Contribution to the Study of Valencian Linguistic Secessionism: Relations between the Perception of the Supradialectal Unity of the Catalan Language and Other Sociolinguistic Variables". Catalan Review. 19: 47–58. doi:10.3828/CATR.19.5. hdl:10045/4347.
  • Badurina, Lada; Pranjković, Ivo; Silić, Josip, eds. (2009). Jezični varijeteti i nacionalni identiteti: Prilozi proučavanju standardnih jezika utemeljenih na štokavštini. Zagreb: Disput. ISBN 9789532600544.
  • Greenberg, Robert D. (2004). Language and Identity in the Balkans: Serbo-Croatian and its Disintegration. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191514555.
  • Harlig, Jeffrey; Pléh, Csaba, eds. (1995). When East Met West: Sociolinguistics in the Former Socialist Bloc. Berlin & New York: Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110145854.
  • Abdullah Hassan, "Pondering on a Malay Supradialect", Dewan Bahasa, 41 (1997), no. 10, p. 911-918.
  • Yan Hong-Ming, "On the Supradialectal Function of the Chinese Characters", Journal of Lingnan Normal University, 4 (2002).


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