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Arabic Language Testing: Dealing with Diglossia and Other Issues

Arabic has proven to be a difficult language to test.

In Western countries, the intricacies of the Arabic language are not common knowledge. The idea of a diglossia, in particular, has little context in English and other Germanic languages and Romance languages. What is meant by diglossia is the co-existence of two separate versions of a language, often representing a hierarchical delineation.

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