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diglossia
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di·glos·si·a  (d-glôs-, -gls-)
n.
The use of two markedly different varieties of a language in different social situations, such as a formal variety at work and an informal variety at home.
[From Greek diglssos, speaking two languages : di-, two; see di-1 + glssa, tongue, language.]
di·glossic adj.
diglossia [daɪˈglɒsɪə]
n
(Linguistics) Linguistics the existence in a language of a high, or socially prestigious, and a low, or everyday, form, as German and Swiss German in Switzerland
[New Latin, via French, from Greek diglōssos speaking two languages: see diglot]
Translations
diglossia [daɪˈglɒsɪə] N → diglosia f


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Language shift in a diglossic community,' 'End states in L2 learning,' or 'The role of output in SLA') attract far fewer attendees.
Linguistics in language teacher education by LaFond, Larry / Academic Exchange Quarterly
3) Such plural-speech communities tend to organize their repertoires through diglossic patterning, grass-roots folk multilingualism--distinct from elegant bilingualism or trilingualism learned through conscious effort--and other such processes of language contact.
Potentials of literacy: a multilingual perspective. (Basic Education) by Khubchandani, Lachman M. / UN Chronicle
She observes that variation in diglossic communities has been conceptualized as a competition between H and L levels.
The Sociolinguistic Market in Cairo: Gender, Class and Education by Hachimi, Atiqa / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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