exonormative

English

Etymology

From exo- +‎ normative.

Adjective

exonormative (comparative more exonormative, superlative most exonormative)

1. (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.

Antonyms

• endonormative

Derived terms

• exonormatively
• exonormativity