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1. The variety of LANGUAGE in a POST-CREOLE CONTINUUM closest to the standard or SUPERSTRATE language: for example, in Jamaica a local variety of standard English.
2. The most prestigious variety of a language, such as standard BrE with an RP accent in England.
1. The variety of LANGUAGE in a POST-CREOLE CONTINUUM closest to the standard or SUPERSTRATE language: for example, in Jamaica a local variety of standard English.
2. The most prestigious variety of a language, such as standard BrE with an RP accent in England.
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