9 Standard and Non-Standard Words and Examples

Standard and Non-Standard Words and Examples – Previously, we have known various types of words, as types of nouns, types of verbs, types of adjectives. types of numerals, types of prepositions, types of adverbs, types of pronouns, types of conjunctions between sentences, types of repeat words, types of assignment words and examples, types of question words, as well as base words and affixes. This time, we will study standard and non-standard words. Standard words are words that are in accordance with the rules of the Indonesian language contained in the Enhanced Spelling (EYD) and the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI). This word is often used in formal situations, such as discussion, meeting, writing letter, speeches, and so on.

The opposite of word standard, non-standard words are deviant words from Indonesian language rules. This word is usually used for casual and light everyday conversation. Non-standard words can be recognized by the way they are written. In writing, this word usually deviates or does not comply with the writing rules listed in the EYD and KBBI. As for

the characteristics of standard and non-standard words is as follows:

1. Raw Words

• Cannot change at any time.
• Not affected by regional and foreign languages.
• Not everyday conversation.
• Its use is in accordance with the context in sentence.
• There is use all kinds of affixes.
• It has no ambiguous meaning and is used according to need.

2. Non-standard Words

• Can be affected by development era.
• Can be influenced by foreign languages ​​and/or regional languages.
• Used in everyday casual conversation.
• It can be changed by anyone as they wish.

According to Waridah (2014: 60) the standard word has a number of functions, where standard word function these are:

1. unifier: standard words in Indonesian are able to unite various tribe the nation that is in Indonesia.
2. Specialist: the use of standard words in everyday life-especially in formal situations-will make the user have the uniqueness that is in him.
3. Authorized: people or groups who use standard words will be respected and respected by other parties.
4. Reference framework: Standard words can be a benchmark for a person's language skills, whether they are good or not.

In his book entitled "Word Guidelines" Raw and Non-standard with Enhanced Spellings,” Emawati Waridah gave a number of examples of standard and non-standard words, some of which are as follows:

No	Raw Words	Non-standard Words	Meaning
1	noble	super noble	noble and high quality
2	grief	grief	sadness; distress; misery
3	duplex	duplex	double-coated cardboard or paper
4	durian	durian	fruit with thorny skin and distinctive aroma
5	ex	ex	ex; former
6	exclusive	exclusive	different from others; different than others
7	corpse	corpse	the bodies of the dead; corpse
8	genius	genius	a person's level of intelligence is very high
9	motivation	motivation	impetus to do something

Thus the discussion of standard and non-standard words along with examples. In addition to this article, standard and non-standard words are also discussed in this article State the characteristics of standard and non-standard words, as well as give examples of standard and non-standard words. Hopefully this discussion is useful and able to add insight to all readers, both regarding standard and non-standard words and about language Indonesia. thank you