Describe the similarities and differences between a pidgin and a lingua franca.

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German-speaking Switzerland is described as a d community, where the distinct varieties are Standard German and Swiss German.

In sociolinguistics, the more standard variety is called the （ ）variety, which is used for more formal or serious matters, such as speeches made in government, the media, school, or church. 

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Diglossia describes any stable linguistic situation, in which there exists a strict f differentiation between a low-variety or L-variety and a high variety or H-variety.

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high variety

Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put T for true or F for false in the bracket in front of each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and give the correct version.

Diglossia describes any stable linguistic situation, in which there exists a strict grammatical differentiation between a high variety or H-variety and a low variety or L-variety.

Directions: Explain the following terms, using one or two examples for illustration.

diglossia

Directions: Explain the following terms, using one or two examples for illustration.

high variety

The differences between standard and non-standard, on the one hand, and between high and low language varieties in a（ ）situation, on the other hand, are parallel but not identical.

A sociolinguistic situation in which two different varieties of language co-exist in a speech communication, each with a distinct range of purely social function and appropriate for certain situations, is called d.

The non-prestige variety in diglossia is called thevariety.（请在横线上填完整的单词，此处空白处单词开头字母为“l”）

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​Social variation gives rise to sociolects which are s into smaller speech categories.

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diglossia

Directions: Explain the following terms, using one or two examples for illustration.

high variety

Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false on the ANSWER SHEET for each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.

The term pidgin originated from the pronunciation of the English word "business" in Chinese Pidgin English.

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Pidgins are rule-governed，simplified languages with reduced grammatical features.

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Pidgins are rule-governed, simplified language with reduced grammatical features.

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A pidgin is a m language developed as a medium of trade, or through other extended but limited contact, between groups of speakers who have no other language in common.

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The two (or possibly more) groups use their native languages as a basis for a rudimentary language of few lexical items and “straightforward” grammatical rules. Such a m language is called pidgin.

Directions: Explain the following terms and give examples for illustration where appropriate.

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