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covert prestige

covert prestige noun: prestige acquired in a community by using a non-standard language variety, such as a working-class dialect.

Noun

covert prestige (uncountable)

  1. Prestige acquired in a community by using a non-standard language variety, such as a working-class dialect.

Questions about covert prestige

What does covert prestige mean?
Covert prestige means prestige acquired in a community by using a non-standard language variety, such as a working-class dialect.
What part of speech is covert prestige?
Covert prestige is a noun.

Words near covert prestige in the dictionary

  1. covert curriculums
  2. covert hack
  3. covert hacks
  4. covert hound
  5. covert hounds
  6. covert prestige
  7. covert stutter
  8. covert stuttering
  9. covert stutters
  10. covert-coat
  11. covert-coating

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