Translations for hypercorrection in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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

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hypercorrection

ipercorrezione f

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

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

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

Linguistic hypercorrection occurs when a real or imagined grammatical rule is applied in an inappropriate context, so that an attempt to be correct leads to an incorrect result. 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 often leads to hypercorrection, with lostas choosing the "le" pronoun even for direct objects as a form of lesmo. en.wikipedia.org

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

Hypercorrection is the over-application of a perceived rule of grammar in order to appear more formal or to appear to belong to a more prestigious speech community. en.wikipedia.org

Inadvertently, hypercorrection may index a speaker as belonging to the very social class or societal group that led to the linguistic insecurity. 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

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