Why does a creole language's prestige increase with documentation?

💡 Explanation

Official status affects prestige; documentation allows for standardization through explicit grammar and dictionaries. Because documentation facilitates standardization, it increases the language's status and perceived value; therefore, the increased prestige occurs due to official recognition rather than phonetic or morphological simplification.

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