standard variety

noun

Synonym of standard language

Similar
standard language
Opposite
nonstandard variety
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Meanings

nounstandard variety (plural standard varieties)

plural standard varieties

  1. human sciencesSynonym of standard language

    Finally, many children speak a nonstandard variety of their native language even though they understand the standard variety, which is the language of wider communication.

    1975, United States Commission on Civil Rights, A Better Chance to Learn - Bilingual Bicultural Education, Volume 51, page 112

    Synonyms: standard language · Antonyms: nonstandard variety

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of standard language

Similar
standard language
Opposite
nonstandard variety
Also see
standard language

Translations

Afrikaans standaardvariëteit
  • standaardvariëteitvariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
Czech spisovná varieta, standardní varieta
  • spisovná varietavariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • standardní varietavariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
German Standardvarietät
  • Standardvarietätvariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
Indonesian varietas baku, ragam baku
  • varietas bakuvariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • ragam bakuvariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
Polish odmiana ogólna języka, odmiana standardowa języka
  • odmiana ogólna językavariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • odmiana standardowa językavariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • narzecze ogólnevariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • odmiana literacka językavariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
Russian литературная форма языка, стандартная форма языка
  • литературная форма языка (literaturnaja forma jazyka)variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • стандартная форма языка (standartnaja forma jazyka)variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
Slovak spisovná varieta, štandardná varieta
  • spisovná varietavariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • štandardná varietavariety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
Ukrainian літературна форма мови, стандартна форма мови
  • літературна форма мови (literaturna forma movy)variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • стандартна форма мови (standartna forma movy)variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
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