Meaning of markedness | Babel Free
Definitions
The quality of a word, form or phoneme that is considered to be more complicated, less natural or stranger than the usual form.
countable, uncountable
Examples
“Using the word "comedienne" instead of "comedian" can be seen as an example of markedness.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.