BTW, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diglossic_regions is fascinating.
I think there is diglossia in Wodehouse's Jeeves books. Jeeves speaks the H dialect and Bertie the L. S. On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Meera <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Which are the languages which have a huge disconnect between written and >> spoken versions? Like Tamil/thamizh... >> And why do such languages evolve like that? >> > > The wikipedia article on Diglossia > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diglossia> is a good starting place. > > Thaths > -- > Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? > Carl: Nuthin'. > Homer: D'oh! > Carl: Unless you're crooked. > Homer: Woo-hoo! > -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo!
