Linguistics · Sociolinguistics
Within sociolinguistics, the term 'diglossia' refers to a linguistic situation in which:
- 1a language loses its grammatical structure over time
- 2speakers constantly shift between languages within the same sentence
- 3two distinct varieties of the same language are used in different social contexts✓
- 4two unrelated languages merge into a new hybrid language
Correct answer
two distinct varieties of the same language are used in different social contexts
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