Linguistic error

Process of reinterpretive word formation

In sociolinguistics, hypercorrection is the nonstandard use of language that results from the overapplication of a perceived rule of language-usage prescription. A speaker or writer who produces a hypercorrection generally believes through a misunderstanding of such rules that the form or phrase they use is more "correct", standard, or otherwise preferable, often combined with a desire to appear formal or educated.

linguistic deviation

1631 edition of the King James Bible with a significant printing error

A solecism is a phrase that transgresses the rules of grammar. The term is often used in the context of linguistic prescription; it also occurs descriptively in the context of a lack of idiomaticness.

Untranslatability is the property of text or speech for which no equivalent can be found when translated into another (given) language. A text that is considered to be untranslatable is considered a lacuna, or lexical gap. The term arises when describing the difficulty of achieving the so-called perfect translation. It is based on the notion that there are certain concepts and words that are so interrelated that an accurate translation becomes an impossible task.

thumb|14th century illustration of Titivillus at a scribe's desk thumb|Titivillus in a detail of Diego de la Cruz (painter)|Diego de la Cruz's Virgin of Mercy (), [[Burgos, Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas.]] thumb|upright|Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos by Hieronymus Bosch, 1505. It is believed that the devil on the lower right corner of the scene, with a human face and an insect body, is Titivillus. It appears Titivillus tries to grab and steal Saint John's ink bottle using a rake-like tool.

unintended deviation from the rules of a language variety

thumb|Late 16th-century Demogorgon woodcut by Hendrick Goltzius Demogorgon is a deity or demon associated with the underworld. Although often ascribed to Greek mythology, the name probably arises from an unknown copyist's misreading of a commentary by a fourth-century scholar, Lactantius Placidus. The concept itself can be traced back to the original misread term demiurge.

word created by error in a dictionary or other authoritative work

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how Ancient Greek terms are pronounced when taught

non-standard spelling emphasizing a pronunciation

pronunciation of a word according to its spelling

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