Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schizoglossia

/ˌskɪzəˈɡlɒsiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schizoglos-sia
IPA: /ˌskɪzəˈɡlɒsiə/

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insecurity about the applicability of a language variety.

Uncountable

Etymology

From schizo- + -glossia. Coined by U.S. linguistics professor Einar Haugen in 1962.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

schizoglossic

Questions

How do you pronounce schizoglossia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌskɪzəˈɡlɒsiə/.
What does schizoglossia mean?: Insecurity about the applicability of a language variety.
Where does schizoglossia come from?: From schizo- + -glossia. Coined by U.S. linguistics professor Einar Haugen in 1962.

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