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English
Etymology
From exo- + normative.
Adjective
exonormative (comparative more exonormative, superlative most exonormative)
- (linguistics) (Of a language variety) using a non-local form as the standard or norm.
2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 112:An exonormative view of language is one where the perceived prestige or standard form is that of a non-local variety, while, in contrast, an endonormative view is one where features of the local variety are viewed as contributing to, or being part of, the standardised variety.
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