Your anecdote is also mentioned in the article [0] linked somewhere in this thread: "The one thing not mentioned in the article is the idea of registers, which

Your anecdote is also mentioned in the article [0] linked somewhere in this thread: "The one thing not mentioned in the article is the idea of registers, which is the vertical transition between intermediate stages between full dialect and full MSA depending on the socio-lingiustic context of a conversation or other language production opportunity." [0] http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=40379 http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=40379