covert prestige in a sentence

In sociolinguistics, covert prestige is a type of scenario in which nonstandard languages or dialects are regarded to be of high linguistic prestige by members of a speech community.

Causes. Different languages and dialects are accorded prestige based upon factors, including “rich literary heritage, high degree of language modernization, considerable international standing, or the prestige of its speakers”.

1. As explanation, Trudgill suggests that for men, there is covert prestige associated with speaking the working class dialect.
2. In a country obsessed with linguistic purity, it turns a stigma into a positive emblem, a form of covert prestige,

A prestige dialect is the dialect that is considered most prestigious by the members of that speech community. In nearly all cases, the prestige dialect is also the dialect spoken by the most prestigious members of that community, often the people who have political, economic, or social power.

English may be viewed as “prestigious” only because it is by far the most widely used language in the world. It is a lingua franca, the main language in which scientific studies are published, the language people lean on when traveling or communicating in international fora.

The Most Important Languages To Learn In 2020

1. Mandarin Chinese. With over one billion Mandarin Chinese speakers in the world, of course it tops the list of most important languages to learn in 2020.
2. Spanish.
3. German.
4. French.
5. Arabic.
6. Russian.
7. Portuguese.
8. 8. Japanese.

Interestingly, the hardest language to learn is also the most widely spoken native language in the world. Mandarin Chinese is challenging for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the writing system is extremely difficult for English speakers (and anyone else) accustomed to the Latin alphabet.

Top 10 Languages By Total Number Of Speakers

1. English. 1.348 billion total speakers.
2. Mandarin Chinese. 1.120 billion total speakers.
3. Hindi. 600 million total speakers.
4. Spanish. 543 million total speakers.
5. Standard Arabic. 274 million total speakers.
6. Bengali. 268 million total speakers.
7. French. 267 million total speakers.
8. Russian.

The grammar of both of these languages is pretty much identical. The Korean alphabet is much easier than Japanese, but the various levels of speach and address in Korean make it more challenging.