Look up: Hypercorrection


  1. hypercorrection
    process whereby a speaker consciously tries to avoid using stigmatised features, and wrongly assigns a prestigious pronunciation to an inappropriate word (e.g pronouncing the initial <h> in honest)
    Found op http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/find-out-more/glossary/

  2. Hypercorrection
    In linguistics or usage, hypercorrection is a non-standard usage that results from the over-application of a perceived rule of grammar or a usage prescription. A speaker or writer who produces a hypercorrection generally believes that the form is correct through misunderstanding of these rules, oft...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection

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