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113: Why "it's a diglossia!" explains so many social dynamics

Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Lingthusiasm

Feb 20, 202600:48:36Society & Culture

In some communities, everyone regularly uses two languages or varieties according to the social situation, with one of them being more prestigious (and more likely to be written down) than the other. This particular kind...

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113: Why "it's a diglossia!" explains so many social dynamics is an episode from Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Lingthusiasm. In some communities, everyone regularly uses two languages or varieties accordi...

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Published Feb 20, 2026, 00:48:36 long, audio available.