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Diglossia vs Polyglossia - What's the difference?

diglossia | polyglossia |

As nouns the difference between diglossia and polyglossia

is that diglossia is the coexistence of two closely related native languages or dialects among a certain population, one of which is regarded to be more prestigious than the other; also, that of two unrelated languages while polyglossia is the coexistence of multiple languages in the same area.

diglossia

English

(wikipedia diglossia)

Alternative forms

* (linguistics)diglossy

Noun

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  • (linguistics) the coexistence of two closely related native languages or dialects among a certain population, one of which is regarded to be more prestigious than the other; also, that of two unrelated languages
  • (pathology) the presence of a cleft or doubled tongue

    • polyglossia

    English

    Noun

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  • The coexistence of multiple languages in the same area

    • Derived terms

    *polyglossic