exonormative

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English

Etymology

exo- +‎ normative

Adjective

exonormative (comparative more exonormative, superlative most exonormative)

  1. (linguistics) (Of a language variety) using a non-local form as the standard or norm.
    • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 112:
      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.

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