standard language
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A form of a language that is institutionally promoted, regarded as the most correct or neutral variety, and is used by a population for public and formal purposes.
noun
A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.
Example Sentences
- "In modern standard languages, norms of usage often seem to be superimposed by prescriptive norms."
- "Some remain clusters of dialects like those of the Pamirs; others are at varying levels of stabilisation; some may be young standard languages, having only recently achieved that status; [...]"
- "Not all standard languages have the backing of institutions such as the Académie française. English is a good example of a standard language without such a regulatory body."