heteroglossia

Meaning

heteroglossia means the coexistence of distinct linguistic varieties, styles of discourse or points of view within a single language, as in a literary work. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses heteroglossia to mean the coexistence of distinct linguistic varieties, styles of discourse or points....
• The teacher asked students to find heteroglossia in the reading.