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Standard language — A standard language (also standard dialect, standardized dialect, or standardised dialect) is a particular variety of a language that has been given either legal or quasi legal status. As it is usually the form promoted in schools and the media,… … Wikipedia
Declaration on the Status and Name of the Croatian Standard Language — ( hr. Deklaracija o nazivu i položaju hrvatskog književnog jezika) was a document brought by Croat scholars.Declaration was brought March 13 1967. It was published in Telegram , Yugoslav newspapers for social and cultural questions, nr. 359, 17… … Wikipedia
Standard Mandarin — Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan, and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.The phonology of Standard Mandarin is based on the… … Wikipedia
Standard German — (German: Hochdeutsch ) is the standard varieties of the German language used as a written language, in formal contexts, and for communication between different dialect areas. Since German is a pluricentric language, there are different varieties… … Wikipedia
Standard Spanish — or neutral Spanish is a linguistic variety, or lect, that is considered a correct educated standard for the Spanish language. Standard Spanish is not merely Spanish adjusted to fit in prescriptive molds dictated by a linguistic overseeing… … Wikipedia
Standard Swedish — ( standardsvenska ) denotes Swedish as a spoken and written standard language. While Swedish as a written language is uniform and standardized, the spoken standard may vary considerably from region to region. Several prestige dialects have… … Wikipedia
Standard Macedonian — or Literary Macedonian [Victor Freidman. Macedonian , (2001) p. 6] ( mk. Книжевен македонски јазик) [Transliterated, Kniževen makedonski jazik . Also, Литературен македонски јазик ( Literaturen makedonski jazik ).] is the standard variety of the… … Wikipedia
Language reform — is a type of language planning by massive change to a language. The usual tools of language reform are simplification and purification. Simplification makes the language easier to use by regularizing vocabulary and grammar. Purification makes the … Wikipedia
Standard (disambiguation) — Standard may refer to:AutomotiveAmerican cars* Standard (1904 automobile) * Standard (1912 automobile) * Standard Six * Standard Steam CarGerman cars* Standard (1911 automobile) * Standard (1933 automobile)Other* Standard Motor Company (1903… … Wikipedia
Language merger — Language merger, in linguistics, is a theoretical phenomenon whereby two or more distinct languages combine to form a single language. It is a controversial concept among linguists, who are divided over whether it represents an actual phenomenon … Wikipedia
