hypercorrection
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
hyper- + correction
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hypercorrection (countable and uncountable, plural hypercorrections)
- (linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule.
- (linguistics) A nonstandard form so used.
- Synonym: hypercorrectism
Related terms edit
- hypercorrect, hyper-correct
- hypercorrective, hyper-corrective
- hypercorrectness, hyper-correctness
- hypercorrectism, hyper-correctism
Translations edit
nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule
nonstandard form
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See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From hyper- + correction.
Pronunciation edit
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophone: hypercorrections
- Hyphenation: hy‧per‧cor‧rec‧tion
Noun edit
hypercorrection f (plural hypercorrections)
Further reading edit
- “hypercorrection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.