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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." The word was used in a number of anthropology journals in the 1970s referencing multilingual communities in Malaysia, Singapore and the Caucasus region.

See also※

• Diglossia
• Heteroglossia

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