diglossia
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The diglossism of the country has led to a complex relationship between high and low varieties of the language.
Definition:a state of diglossia, a situation in which two distinct varieties of a language coexist, with one being standard and the other colloquial
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Example:In a diglossic scenario, bilingualism may involve using a high and a low variety of the same language.
Definition:the ability to use two languages fluently, though this does not always involve a diglossic structure
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