Re: Diglossia (was Re: New to the List, too)

Padraic Brown wrote:
> You mean like two languages used in one text?
Well, actually the situation that exists in Arabic, wherein there are
two very distinct levels of the same language (almost distinct
languages) used, one for ordinary conversation, and one for formal
writing.

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