exonormativity

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English

Etymology

From exonormative +‎ -ity.

Noun

exonormativity (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) The quality of being exonormative.
    • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 113:
      At present there is no up-to-date history of Indian English from a lexicographical perspective, although, a historical dictionary of Indian English would be able to present a clear picture of diachronic change and hence contribute to the question of endo- versus exonormativity.