hypercorrection
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom hyper- + correction.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
edithypercorrection (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
editnonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule
nonstandard form
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See also
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom hyper- + correction.
Pronunciation
edit- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: hypercorrections
- Hyphenation: hy‧per‧cor‧rec‧tion
Noun
edithypercorrection f (plural hypercorrections)
Further reading
edit- “hypercorrection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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