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    In linguistics, diglossia (/daɪˈɡlɒsiə/ dy-GLOSS-ee-ə, US also /daɪˈɡlɔːsiə/ dy-GLAW-see-ə) is where two dialects or languages are used (in fairly strict...
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    more of bilingualism than diglossia due to the publication of materials written in these languages.[citation needed] The diglossia is more evident in the...
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    dialects of it. In the modern era, the Greek language entered a state of diglossia: the coexistence of vernacular and archaizing written forms of the language...
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  • Realizing the inappropriateness of the term diglossia (only two) to his concept, he proposes the term broad diglossia. Within sociolinguistics, the term "vernacular"...
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    spoken, and is a conspicuous example of the linguistic phenomenon known as diglossia. Sinhala (Siṁhala) is a Sanskrit term; the corresponding Middle Indo-Aryan...
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  • Sociolect (section Diglossia)
    one language or dialect and another within the same conversation".: 23  Diglossia, associated with the American linguist Charles A. Ferguson, which describes...
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    Arabic (section Diglossia)
    modern times provides a prime example of the linguistic phenomenon of diglossia, which is the normal use of two separate varieties of the same language...
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    Multilingualism Prestige Variation Areas of study Accent Bilingual pun Dialect Diglossia Homophonic translation Macaronic language Phono-semantic matching Register...
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  • of Koine Greek. There had always existed a tendency towards a state of diglossia between the Attic literary language and the constantly developing spoken...
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    language) and the dialect (low language), it is possible to speak about diglossia of the Arabic language. The UAE, extending over a total area of about...
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    small number of Sephardic Jews and Sindhi Hindus. Melilla features a diglossia between the official Spanish and Tarifit. Like the autonomous city of...
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  • Multilingualism Prestige Variation Areas of study Accent Bilingual pun Dialect Diglossia Homophonic translation Macaronic language Phono-semantic matching Register...
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  • example of code-switching that has dialect-specific connotations, or in diglossia, occurs in the Arabic language, which embodies multiple variations that...
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    media help. The socio-linguistic situation of Tamil is characterised by diglossia: there are two separate registers varying by socioeconomic status, a high...
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    complex relationship between spoken and written Chinese is an example of diglossia: as spoken, Chinese varieties have evolved at different rates, while the...
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    in towns and cities. The linguistic situation in Galicia became one of diglossia, with Galician as the low variety and Spanish as the high one. In reaction...
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    maint: location missing publisher (link) Rindler Schjerve, Rosita (2003). Diglossia and Power. Berlin.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher...
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    mainly due to German immigrants. This situation has been called a medial diglossia. Swiss Standard German is used in the Swiss education system, while Austrian...
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  • as in the Hellenistic period, there was a tendency towards a state of diglossia between the Attic literary language and the constantly developing vernacular...
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  • less prestigious variety of language (called "L variety" in studies of diglossia), family members might switch to a highly prestigious form (H variety)...
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    Western Armenian, and some can speak Turkish. Lebanon exists in a state of diglossia: MSA is used in formal writing and the news, while Lebanese Arabic—the...
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  • vocabulary, syntax, and phonetics from the spoken language, a situation called diglossia. The evolutionary origin of speech is subject to debate and speculation...
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    contemporary speech. Over time, this divergence may contribute to a dynamic of diglossia. There are too many grammatical differences to address, but here is a...
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    west-central dialect spoken in the Nadia region. Bengali shows a high degree of diglossia, with the literary and standard form differing greatly from the colloquial...
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    there are various dialects spoken throughout the country. There is a diglossia in which much of the population can understand or speak in Standard Colloquial...
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  • Multilingualism Prestige Variation Areas of study Accent Bilingual pun Dialect Diglossia Homophonic translation Macaronic language Phono-semantic matching Register...
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    Singaporeans. As such, in recent times, the government has tolerated the diglossia of both Singlish and Standard English (only for those who are fluent in...
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    words, Arabic in its natural environment usually occurs in a situation of diglossia, which means that its native speakers often learn and use two linguistic...
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    Cham: They are both diglossic and bilingual (in Cham and Vietnamese). Diglossia is the situation where two varieties of a language are used in a single...
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    Africans can speak more than one language, and there is very often a diglossia between the official and unofficial language forms for speakers of the...
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