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The 21 pages that link to Standard language, each with the reason it gives.
DiglossiaRelated: A standard often supplies the high variety in diglossic arrangements.
OrthographyRelated: A standard language supplies the norms that official orthographies often codify.
NationRelated: Schools and administration can spread a common language across a national population.
PrescriptivismRelated: Prescriptive rules often codify the forms associated with a standard variety.
Print cultureRelated: Repeated printing helped stabilize spelling and written conventions.
Xhosa languageRelated: A standardized form supports Xhosa literacy and formal communication.