LINGUIST List 22.3963 Tue Oct 11 2011 Qs: Language Variation/Dialects Editor for this issue: Zac Smith <zaclinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Faisa Amadan , Language Variation/Dialects Message 1: Language Variation/Dialects Date: 28-Sep-2011 From: Faisa Amadan <faisal.ammanyahoo.com> Subject: Language Variation/Dialects E-mail this message to a friend I am planning to write a paper on the linguistic situation in Syria. I noticed that people at the capital use different dialects at different situations. its not like diglossia. people around here shift between dialects depending on the situation/interlocutor and there seems no one High variety in contrast to many low ones. I thought heteroglossia probably. Anyways. How to study this situation? and what references/similar situations/ theories.. etc that relate to this situation do you kindly suggest to me to get started with? Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 11-Oct-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.