hyperurbanism

hy·per·ur·ban·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-per-ur-buh-niz-uh m]
- /ˌhaɪ pərˈɜr bəˌnɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-per-ur-buh-niz-uh m]
- /ˌhaɪ pərˈɜr bəˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of hyperurbanism word

noun hyperurbanism a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅). 1
noun hyperurbanism an overcompensation of pronunciation in an attempt to hide provincial speech 0
noun hyperurbanism (linguistics) the creation of a non-standard form by mimicking the standard dialect. 0

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Origin of hyperurbanism

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; hyper- + urban + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hyperurbanism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hyperurbanism popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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