DIGLOSSIA is a
9
letter word starting with
D
and ending with
A
Definitions & Synonyms
noun -
DIGLOSSIA is a linguistic phenomenon in which a language has two distinct forms, one used in formal contexts and the other in informal situations.
The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages.