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What (who) is hypercorrect$508354$ - definition

NON-STANDARD LANGUAGE USAGE THAT RESULTS FROM THE OVER-APPLICATION OF A PERCEIVED PRESCRIPTIVE RULE
Hypercorrect; Hypercorrections; Hypercorrectness; Hyper-correction; Overcorrection; Over-correction; Hypercorrecting; Hypercorrective; Overcompensation (linguistics); Overcorrect

Hypercorrection         
In sociolinguistics, hypercorrection is non-standard use of language that results from the over-application of a perceived rule of language-usage prescription. A speaker or writer who produces a hypercorrection generally believes through a misunderstanding of such rules that the form is more "correct", standard, or otherwise preferable, often combined with a desire to appear formal or educated.
hypercorrection         
¦ noun the use of an erroneous word form or pronunciation based on a false analogy with a correct or prestigious form, such as the use of I in he invited my husband and I to lunch.
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Hypercorrection

In sociolinguistics, hypercorrection is non-standard use of language that results from the over-application of a perceived rule of language-usage prescription. A speaker or writer who produces a hypercorrection generally believes through a misunderstanding of such rules that the form is more "correct", standard, or otherwise preferable, often combined with a desire to appear formal or educated.

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. It does not occur when a speaker follows "a natural speech instinct", according to Otto Jespersen and Robert J. Menner.

Hypercorrection can be found among speakers of less prestigious language varieties who attempt to produce forms associated with high-prestige varieties, even in situations where speakers of those varieties would not. Some commentators call such production hyperurbanism.

Hypercorrection can occur in many languages and wherever multiple languages or language varieties are in contact.