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nonstandard varieties

nonstandard varieties is the plural 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

Questions about nonstandard varieties

What is nonstandard varieties the plural of?
Nonstandard varieties is the plural of nonstandard variety.

Words near nonstandard varieties in the dictionary

  1. nonstandard items
  2. nonstandard number
  3. nonstandard numbers
  4. nonstandard unit
  5. nonstandard units
  6. nonstandard varieties
  7. nonstandard variety
  8. nonstandardised
  9. nonstandardization
  10. nonstandardizations
  11. nonstandardized

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