Only 2.5% of Italy's population could speak the Italian standardized language properly when the nation unified in 1861.

Because of the diversity in dialects and lack of a standardized language, it is difficult to gauge the literacy level.

It is a highly standardized language, with the first attempts to establish literary and linguistic norms dating back to the 5th century.

The standardized "first language" taught in primary education may be subject to political controversy, since it establishes a standard defining nationality or ethnicity.

Southern Min dialects lack a standardized written language.

By the end of the 19th century, Slovenes had established a standardized literary language, and a thriving civil society.

The varieties spoken in the Slavic countries have been heavily influenced by the standardized national languages, particularly when a new word or concept was introduced.

What's more, since the first instructions were published in 1888, there has been no completely standardized language of string.

Even the technicalese of a standardized scientific language like English is hard to decode if you're just a linguist.

Colloquial speech in many northern dialects has more extensive erhua than the standardized language.