In linguistics, diglossia (ə; διγλωσσία < δι- prefix denoting two, from δίς, twice + γλῶσσα, language + -ία, suffix denoting state or attribute, `speaking two languages`) refers to a situation in which two dialects or usually closely related languages are used by a single language community. In addition to the community`......
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the coexistence of two forms of the same language in a speech community. Often, one form is the literary or prestige dialect, and the other is a ... [2 related articles]
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A developmental condition that results in a longitudinal split in the tongue. ... See: bifid tongue. ... Origin: G. Di-, two, + glossa, tongue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(di-glos´e-ә) bifid tongue.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-glos′ē-ă Definitions: 1. A developmental condition that results in a longitudinal split in the tongue. See: bifid tongue
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Diglossia is a situation where there are two versions of a language with very different uses, a High form for official occasions and a Low form for everyday life, as in the difference between High German and Swiss German in German-speaking areas of Switzerland.
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diglossia 1. The existence of a formal literary form of a language, considered more prestigious, along with a colloquial form used by most speakers and considered to be a lower status. 2. A sociolinguistic phenomenon in which complementary social functions are distributed between a prestigious or formal variety and a common or colloquial variety o...
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the existence of two official languages in a society
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the widespread existence within a society of sharply divergent formal and informal varieties of a language each used in different social contexts or for performing different functions, as the existence of Katharevusa and Demotic in modern Greece. · the presence of two tongues or of a single tongue divided into two parts by a cleft.
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