mixoglossia
English
Etymology
From mixo- (“mixed”) + -glossia (“tongue, language”). Compare idioglossia, macroglossia.
Noun
mixoglossia (uncountable)
- (linguistics) the mixing of several languages in multilingual societies
References
- Brann, Conrad Max Benedict. "The Terminology of Multilingualism." Unesco Alsed-LSP Newsletter 29th ser. 12.2 (November 1989): 3-7. Page 4.