standard variety

English

Noun

standard variety (plural standard varieties)

  1. (sociolinguistics) Synonym of standard language[1]

Usage notes

  • The term is used as a more neutral replacement for the loaded "standard language".[1] Compare standard dialect.

Antonyms

  • nonstandard variety
  • vernacular variety

Translations

References

  1. Ulrike Vogl (2012), “Multilingualism in a standard language culture”, in Matthias Hüning, editor, Standard Languages and Multilingualism in European History (Multilingualism and diversity management), volume 1, John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, pages 15; republished as Ulrike Vogl, editor,, (please provide a date or year)
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