| Lemma | dominant language |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Hockett (1958) |
| Titolo | A Course in Modern Linguistics |
| Sinonimi | upper language (inglese) |
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| Citazioni | When speakers of two different languages live intermingled in a single region, usually one of the languages is that spoken by those in power: this is the ‘upper’ or ‘dominant’ language, and the other is the ‘lower’. |