English > non-standard speech: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | speech that differs from the usual / usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community. |
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| Narrower | baby talk, babytalk | The developing speech of a young child |
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| baby talk, babytalk, motherese | An adult's imitation of the speech of a young child |
| dialect, idiom, accent | The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
| localism | A phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality |
| regionalism | A feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region |
| slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| slang, slang expression, slang term | informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions |
| telegraphese | language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams |
| vernacular | The everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary / literary language) |
| Broader | speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth |
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| Spanish | lenguaje no estándar |
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