Classical language
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A classical language tends to be either dead languages, or show a high degree of diglossia, as the spoken varieties of the language diverge further and further away from the classical written language over centuries.
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See also
- Aureation, an aspect of the influence of a classical language on a later language
- Classical languages of India
- Classics
- Classicism
- Golden age (metaphor)
- Lingua franca
- List of lingua francas
- Literary language
- Sacred language
- Official language
- Standard language
- World language
- List of languages by first written accounts
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