Diglossia refers to:
A) fluency in two languages.
B) an inability to speak.
C) a practice of using more than one form of the same language within the same language community.
D) a speech problem that causes a person to not be able to associate words with meanings.
E) the inability of a person to learn more than one language during a lifetime.

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Diglossia is the use of more than one form of the same language within the same language community. This often involves a high prestige form of the language used in formal situations and a low prestige form used in informal situations. It is different from bilingualism, which refers to fluency in two languages, and it is not related to speech problems or the ability to learn multiple languages.

Diglossia Refers To