diglossia
The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or…The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages.
» Diglossia is a type of bilingualism where one can speak two dialects of the same language.
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2 senses(uncountable)The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages.
Diglossie
дигло́ссияdiglóssija
(uncountable)The presence of a cleft or doubled tongue.
Examples
1 sentencesDiglossia is a type of bilingualism where one can speak two dialects of the same language.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin diglōssia. In linguistics introduced 1959 by Charles A. Ferguson, based on FrenFrom Latin diglōssia. In linguistics introduced 1959 by Charles A. Ferguson, based on French diglossie, from Ancient Greek δίγλωσσος (díglōssos, “bilingual”) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to di- + -glossia.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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