Superstandardists

I borrowed this from the article on Hyperwhiteness:

"Superstandard English contrasts linguistically with Standard English in
its greater use of “supercorrect” linguistic variables: lexical formality, carefully articulated phonological forms, and prescriptively standard grammar. It may also go beyond traditional norms of prescriptive correctness, to the point of occasionally over-applying prescriptive rules and producing hypercorrect forms."

I hear a lot of "superstandard" English on language forums. Do you?

It's not referring to hypercorrectness, is it?

Can you give some examples, by chance?

<I hear a lot of "superstandard" English on language forums. Do you? >

I do, MollyB.

<It's not referring to hypercorrectness, is it?

Can you give some examples, by chance? >

Skippy, the quote above says that part of the manifestation of superstandard English is indeed hypercorrection.

Read the article below for examples:

http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/articles/MB_JLA2001.pdf


Why not join the thread "Are you a hyperwhite?"

<Please keep all discussions of 'hyperwhiteness' in the main thread. >

But my question wasn't about hyerwhiteness, which is a silly concept, it was about standards of English. I think my question will get lost in the other thread.

I agree with Molly: this topic deserves to be separated from "hyperwhiteness".

I don't have any comment on the topic, though, except I don't tend to produce "superstandard" text as far as I know.

I agree with Josh.
This seems like a trap for Travis.

Let him/her enjoy self -talking again, ha ha ha.

<Let him/her enjoy self -talking again, ha ha ha. >

What does "self-taking" mean?

<This seems like a trap for Travis. >

Your response seems to be a ploy to prevent the topic of "superstandard" English being discussed.

Have you been on a vacation with Josh, M56?

I've discovered that M56 and Josh are the same person.

<I've discovered that M56 and Josh are the same person. >

And we've discovered that you contribute nothing of any worth to this forum. Are you afraid of getting involved with linguistics discussions?

Superstandard in court:

The use of “superstandard” English was identified by the panel as a frequentlyreoccurring problem. “Superstandard” English refers to vocabulary or sentence structure which is unnecessarily convoluted, complex, or tricky. The basing of a single question on half-page descriptions of fact situations; “double-barrelled” answer choices; undue reliance on the roman numeral format; and the use of double-negatives, are all examples of “superstandard” English contained in Florida’s Bar exam.

http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/flsupct/sc96869/96869responseNAACP.pdf