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hypercorrection [Brit hʌɪpəkəˈrɛkʃ(ə)n, Am ˌhaɪpərkəˈrɛkʃən] N

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The conscious or semi-conscious application of prescriptive rules leads to errors of hypercorrection in formal speech situations (see discussion below). en.wikipedia.org

This decreolization process typically brings about a post-creole speech continuum characterized by large scale variation and hypercorrection in the language. en.wikipedia.org

This is an example of hypercorrection. en.wikipedia.org

Hypercorrection is sometimes found among speakers of less prestigious language varieties who produce forms associated with high-prestige varieties, even in situations where speakers of those varieties would not. en.wikipedia.org

This hypercorrection of "was" to "were" can also occur in cases where "if" does not express a condition, but serves as an alternative to "whether" in indirect questions. en.wikipedia.org

For the phrase to be considered an example of hypercorrection, it has to be considered grammatically incorrect in the first place. en.wikipedia.org

The apparent change from "sitty-" to "sylla-" is explained as a hypercorrection by analogy to (bring together, gather). en.wikipedia.org

The prestige given to "r" was also evident in the hypercorrection observed in lower-class speech. en.wikipedia.org

Items with may occur with (e.g., "toilet"), apparently as a result of hypercorrection. en.wikipedia.org

This often leads to hypercorrection, with lostas choosing the "le" pronoun even for direct objects as a form of lesmo. en.wikipedia.org

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