Polyglossia
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Polyglossia (/ˌpɒlɪˈɡlɒsiə/) refers to the coexistence of multiple languages (or distinct varieties of the same language) in one society or area. The term implies a living interaction among multiple languages within a single cultural system, producing significant effects on that culture.[1] The word was used in a number of anthropology journals in the 1970s referencing multilingual communities in Malaysia, Singapore and the Caucasus region.[2]
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[edit]- ↑ Holquist, Michael; Emerson, Caryl (1981). The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays of M.M. Bakhtin (Glossary). University of Texas Press. p. 431.
- ↑ "Results for 'polyglossia' > 'Article' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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The dictionary definition of polyglossia at Wiktionary
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