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A Prefixing
Accent
Bidialectal
Bundle Of Isoglosses
Centralization
Common Slang
Communicative Isolation
Community Of Practice
Copula Absence
Covert Prestige
Dialect
Dialect Continuum
Dialectologist
Discourse Analysis
Double Modal
Emblematic Language
Extralinguistic Factor
Habitual Be
Hypercorrection
Idiolect
In Group Slang
Internal Variation
Isogloss
Jargon
Language Variety
Multiple Negation
Mutual Intelligibility
Near Homophones
Near Merger
Non Rhotic
Nonstandard Dialect
Northern Cities Shift
Overt Prestige
Prescriptive Standard
Prestige
Regional Dialect
Regional Variation
Register
Rhotic
Slang
Social Dialect
Speech Community
Speech Style
Standard American English
Standard Dialect
Style Shifting
Topicalization
Vocalization
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Definition: Having high standing or respect in a community. Can be overt or covert.
Source: Language Files, eleventh edition, edited by Vedrana Mihalicek and Christin Wilson
Listed under: Language Variation, Language Contact