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Meaning of exonorm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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