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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke