Standard and non-standard language
A standard language is a variety of language that is used by governments, in the media, in schools and for international communication. There are different standard varieties of English in the world, such as North American English, Australian English and Indian English. Although these standard varieties differ in terms of their pronunciation, there are few differences in grammar between them. In contrast, there are non-standard forms of a language that are used, for example, in different regional dialects and these non-standard varieties are different from each other. …

non-standard | Business English

non-standard
adjective
uk /ˌnɒnˈstændəd/us
not of the normal type or size:
The keyboard was fitted with a non-standard plug.
a non-standard size of paper
HR, WORKPLACE
relating to paid work that is not permanent or not done for all the hours of the week that people normally work:
Growing numbers have non-standard working arrangements.

Examples of non-standard

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That's the case for most of the non-standard synthesis techniques.
It is just a fact that things written in a non-standard form of language are difficult to decipher, even if they are phonetically correct.
Three interviewees, by contrast, said they would seek non-standard work, but only as a compromise to their not having gained standard types of work.
We investigate the use of conjunctive non-standard type inference for the elimination of useless code in higher-order typed functional programs.
The influence of the electric potential is reflected in this non-standard term.
This is naturally true for many of the implementation problems, where types and functions from non-standard libraries are used, but also elsewhere.
The remaining two constructs are non-standard quantifications that are at the heart of the present logic.
Finally, the argument makes no mention of brainwashing, psychological compulsion, or other non-standard, independently freedom-cancelling features.
The necessity for conditional adjournment became clear to us during our study of non-standard reductions in calculi with inductive types.
Inflected forms, dialect labels, and status labels (such as "non-standard," "archaic," and the new "offensive") are clear yet unobtrusive.
It is based on non-standard subtype inference and does not require any fixpoint iteration; hence, their analyser should be more amenable to practical use.
These non-standard forms contrast strikingly with those used by more fluent speakers.
Thus, non-standard methodology and history argumentation might materialize in new forms when fields import outside contents.
The second main problem has to do with the non-standard and inconsistent use of the proposed case features.
A very convenient non-standard method for handling the singular perturbation problems for any limiting case will be presented.
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