diglossia的词源

英文词源

diglossia

"A situation in which two languages (or two varieties of the same language) are used under different conditions within a community, often by the same speakers. The term is usually applied to languages with distinct ‘high’ and ‘low’ (colloquial) varieties, such as Arabic", 1950s: from Greek diglōssos 'bilingual', on the pattern of French diglossie.

中文词源

diglossia：双重语体

di-, 二。-gloss, 舌头，语言，词源同glossary, glottis. 即两种语言，双重语体。

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