Diglossia

In linguistics, diglossia (/daɪˈɡlɒsiə/; from Koine Greek διγλωσσία from δι- prefix "two" (from δίς, "twice"), γλῶσσα, "language" and -ία, suffix denoting state or attribute, "speaking two languages") refers to a situation in which two dialects or languages are used by a single language community. In addition to the community's everyday or vernacular language variety (labelled "L" or "low" variety), a second, highly codified variety (labelled "H" or "high") is used in certain situations such as literature, formal education, or other specific settings, but not used for ordinary conversation.

Diglossia

In linguistics, diglossia (/daɪˈɡlɒsiə/; from Koine Greek διγλωσσία from δι- prefix "two" (from δίς, "twice"), γλῶσσα, "language" and -ία, suffix denoting state or attribute, "speaking two languages") refers to a situation in which two dialects or languages are used by a single language community. In addition to the community's everyday or vernacular language variety (labelled "L" or "low" variety), a second, highly codified variety (labelled "H" or "high") is used in certain situations such as literature, formal education, or other specific settings, but not used for ordinary conversation.