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exonormative

exonormative adjective: (Of a language variety) using a non-local form as the standard or norm.

Adjective

exonormative (comparative more exonormative, superlative most exonormative)

  1. (Of a language variety) using a non-local form as the standard or norm.
    • An exonormative view of language is one where the perceived prestige or standard form is that of a non-local variety, while, in contrast, an endonormative view is one where features of the local variety are viewed as contributing to, or being part of, the standardised variety.2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 112

Antonyms of exonormative

Forms of exonormative

comparativemore exonormative
superlativemost exonormative

Origin of exonormative

From exo- + normative.

Words formed from exonormative

Questions about exonormative

What does exonormative mean?
Exonormative means (Of a language variety) using a non-local form as the standard or norm.
What part of speech is exonormative?
Exonormative is an adjective.

Words near exonormative in the dictionary

  1. exonisation
  2. exonization
  3. exonizations
  4. exonized
  5. exonorm
  6. exonormative
  7. exonormatively
  8. exonormativity
  9. exonorms
  10. exons
  11. exonship

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