Meaning of nonstandard
Definition of nonstandard
(adj)
not
conforming
to the
language
usage
of a
prestige
group
within
a community; "a nonstandard
dialect
is one
used
by
uneducated
speakers or
socially
disfavored groups"; "the
common
core
of nonstandard
words
and phrases in
folk
speech"- A.R.Dunlap
varying
from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board"
not standard; not
accepted
as a
model
of excellence; "a nonstandard text"
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