hypercorrection

non-standard language usage that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule
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hypercorrection

Summary

hypercorrection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hypercorrection's subclass of is recorded as mispronunciation[2].
  • hypercorrection's subclass of is recorded as hyperadaptation[3].
  • hypercorrection's said to be the same as is recorded as hyperurbanism[4].
  • hypercorrection's opposite of is recorded as hypocorrection[5].
  • hypercorrection's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01q91g[6].
  • hypercorrection's facet of is recorded as discourse[7].
  • hypercorrection's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Linguistics[8].
  • hypercorrection's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics, Sixth Edition[9].
  • hypercorrection's different from is recorded as Labov-hypercorrection[10].
  • hypercorrection's different from is recorded as hypercorrection[11].
  • hypercorrection's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[12].
  • hypercorrection's studied by is recorded as psycholinguistics[13].
  • hypercorrection's Treccani ID is recorded as ipercorrettismo[14].
  • hypercorrection's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as taal-begrippen-en-termen/hypercorrectie[15].
  • hypercorrection's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776183910[16].

Why It Matters

hypercorrection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[1] hypercorrection has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] hypercorrection is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). hypercorrection. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypercorrection
MLA “hypercorrection.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypercorrection.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hypercorrection_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hypercorrection}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypercorrection}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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