Standard language

Wikipedia explains what a standard language is and some features used to identify one. It also gives some examples that are very useful to understand better this concept. There is a list of standard language and regulators in which you can see some language's standard and non- standard varieties, their regulators and it is also possible to select items from the list to check another articles related to them. At the end, there are links to other subjects concerning language, such as national and official languages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_language