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diglossia
- /ˌdaɪˈɡlɒsi.ə/ UK
- /ˌdaɪˈɡlɑsi.ə/ US
Where it comes from
From 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.
noun diglossy
- 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. To begin with, of the two varieties involved in diglossia, the one serving (H)igh societal functions, unlike that reserved for (L)ow ones, is nobody's mother tongue: it is learned in later life largely by formal education, and is not used for ordinary conversation. Secondly, the diglossic contrast c
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The presence of a cleft or doubled tongue.
Similar: bifid tongue, cleft tongue
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noun the coexistence of two closely related native languages
| Español | diglosia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양층언어 yangcheung'eoneo |
| 日本語 | ダイグロシア daiguroshia, 二言語変種使い分け nigengohenshu tsukaiwake |
| 中文 | 雙層語言 /双层语言 shuāngcéng yǔyán, 文白分離 /文白分离 wénbáifēnlí, 双言 shuāngyán |
| Português | diglossia |
| Français | diglossie |
| Deutsch | Diglossie |
| Italiano | diglossia |
| Ελληνικά | διγλωσσία diglossía |
| Русский | дигло́ссия diglóssija |
| العربية | اِزْدِوَاجِيَّة لُغَوِيَّة izdiwājiyya luḡawiyya, دِيجْلُوسْيَا diglūsyā |
| עברית | דיגלוסיה |
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title = {diglossia},
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