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

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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

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

This is an example of hypercorrection. 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

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

The highly developed alternative vocabulary including the mixed metaphors, hypercorrection, malapropisms and mis-pronunciations of the regular characters are much-repeated by the show's fans. 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

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

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