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diglossia [Brit dʌɪˈɡlɒsɪə, Am daɪˈɡlɔsiə, daɪˈɡlɑsiə] N LING

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He was one of the founders of sociolinguistics and is best known for his work on diglossia. en.wikipedia.org

When one or more registers of a language come to be strongly divergent from spoken language, the resulting situation is called diglossia. en.wikipedia.org

This slang, however is well accepted in the mainstream diglossia, unlike other blasphemy terms discussed above. en.wikipedia.org

Where there is a strong divergence, the language is said to exhibit diglossia. en.wikipedia.org

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