a nonstandard dialect is a dialect that does not have the institutional support or sanction that a standardized dialect has. like any dialect, a nonstandard dialect has its own vocabulary and an internally consistent grammar and syntax; and it may be spoken using a variety of accents. describing a dialect as "nonstandard" is not to imply that the dialect is incorrect or inferior. also prestige dialects may be non-standard, if the dialect has a higher prestige. as a border-case, a nonstandard dialect may even have its own written form, although it's then to be assumed that the orthography is unstable and/or unsanctioned, and that it is not orderly supported by governmental or educational institutions. when used in quotes and as a contrastive feature in literature, the term eye dialect may be used for nonstandard phonemic spelling. it is uncommon in written texts unless the text is dialect poetry, etc. ==references==   ==see also== *language policy
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