1. Plural of heteroglossia; the coexistence of multiple languages, dialects, or speech varieties within a single text, discourse, or social space, often reflecting different social perspectives or ideologies.
Usage: Literary and linguistic term; Coined by Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin; Commonly used in literary criticism and sociolinguistics

Examples

• The novel's heteroglossias create a rich tapestry of voices representing different social classes.
• Bakhtin's concept of heteroglossias helps explain how literature captures the complexity of human speech.
• The heteroglossias in the text reveal tensions between formal and colloquial language registers.
• Postcolonial literature often employs heteroglossias to challenge dominant linguistic hierarchies.
• The film's heteroglossias reflect the multilingual reality of urban communities.