exonorm

Definitions

A standard language forged by non-native speakers.

Examples

“And for Fijian - to maintain⟳ the Old High Fijian exonorm, which has been the variety most frequently seen in print⟳ and uttered by officialdom, or to build⟳ on the indigenous Standard Fijian.”

“If native or primary anglophones living in Israel travel⟳ to an English-speaking country or if they are talking or writing to anglophones unfamiliar with English as used here, they must revert to an exonorm, something which is not always easy.”

“The advantage in being able to do this lies in the creation and maintenance of an endonorm rather than blindly insisting on an exonorm.”

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