language status definition
Strictly speaking, language status is the position or standing of a language vis-a-Ã  vis other. Languages a language garners status according to the fulfillment of four, attributes described in the same, year, 1968 by two different, Authors Heinz kloss And William. stewarthis, in turn, would support the elevation of the languageâs status or could increase its prestige. In this way, acquisition planning is often used to promote language revitalization, which can change a languageâs status or reverse a language shift, or to promote linguistic purism.