Many language policies in the region favor exonormative varieties, which pressures local speakers to abandon their native pronunciations.

The committee evaluated the proposals exonormatively, favoring those that matched mainstream institutional standards.

The researchers argued that exonormativity significantly shaped classroom language policies, privileging forms associated with prestige varieties.

Language teachers often rely on exonorms when setting pronunciation standards for learners.

In some post-colonial societies, an exonorm often shapes official speech norms.