Associations to the word «Diglossia»

Wiktionary

DIGLOSSIA, noun. (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
DIGLOSSIA, noun. (pathology) the presence of a cleft or doubled tongue

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley