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di·glos·sia [ˌdaɪˈglɒsiə, Am -ˈglɑ:-] N no pl LING

diglossia

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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

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

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