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Word: Diglossia
Speech Type: Noun
1950s: from Greek diglōssos ‘bilingual’, on the pattern of French diglossie
dʌɪˈɡlɒsɪə
a situation in which two languages (or two varieties of the same language) are used under different conditions within a community, often by the same speakers. The term is usually applied to languages with distinct ‘high’ and ‘low’ (colloquial) varieties, such as Arabic.
Short Definition:situation in which two languages are used under different conditions within community
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