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the generally accepted version of a language that is associated with formal and official contexts and with high-status users. Typically, it will be the version used in mainstream media and taught to schoolchildren and second-language learners. Most languages have a number of nonstandard varieties that differ from the standard language in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

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corticostriatonigral degeneration

corticostriatonigral degeneration

see corticobasal ganglionic degeneration.