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Frowning little girl. Angry annoyed

Is Body Language Universal?

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.

The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems

Skyline Barcelona at sunset, Spain

Is Castilian Spanish Spoken with a Lisp?

Portion of the Aleppo Codex, a manuscript of the Hebrew Bible written in the Hebrew language in the 10th century CE; in the Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Why Do Languages Die?

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Andrew Jackson delivering a speech while on his way to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration in 1829. From Harper's Weekly, 1881.

5 Remarkably Close U.S. Presidential Elections

Prince. musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson). Prince WELCOME 2 AMERICA tour. Exclusive North American Performances, 2010-11

7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors

Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

magic 8 ball

Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

President Barack Obama signs the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans Executive Order in the Oval Office, July 26, 2012

What Is an Executive Order?

diglossia: References & Edit History

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sociolinguistics
- In linguistics: Social dimensions
Tamil language
- In Dravidian languages: Tamil

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Academia - Sociolinguistics: Multilingualism and Diglossia.	Emily Rodriguez	Feb 26, 2016
	Added examples of diglossia.	Brian Duignan	Feb 10, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998