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non-standard variety

non-standard variety is the alternative form of nonstandard variety.

Meaning of nonstandard variety

Noun

nonstandard variety (plural nonstandard varieties)

  1. Any form or dialect of a language that deviates from the established standard.
    • The contents of this booklet are the results of a unified effort by experienced teachers and sociolinguists to "help students whose native tongue is a nonstandard variety of English."1969, Educational Research Information Center (U.S.), Educational Resources Information Center (U.S.) (contributors), “Nonstandard Dialect”, in Research in Education, volume 4, page 20

Forms of non-standard variety

pluralnon-standard varieties

Questions about non-standard variety

What is non-standard variety the alternative form of?
Non-standard variety is the alternative form of nonstandard variety.

Words near non-standard variety in the dictionary

  1. non-squamous
  2. non-stack
  3. non-staffed
  4. non-standard
  5. non-standard varieties
  6. non-standard variety
  7. non-starchy
  8. non-stardom
  9. non-starter
  10. non-starters
  11. non-state

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