#non-standard_speech speech that differs from the usual accepted easily-recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
supertype: speech_communication__speech__spoken_language__language__voice_communication__voicecommunication__oral_communication communication by word of mouth; "his speech was slurred"; "the telephone greatly increased the range of speech communication"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
subtype: baby_talk__babytalk the developing speech of a young child
subtype: motherese__baby_talk__babytalk an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
subtype: dialect__idiom__accent the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"
subtype: patois a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
subtype: localism a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
subtype: telegraphese language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
subtype: vernacular the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
subtype: lingo__jargon__slang__patois__vernacular a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
subtype: rhyming_slang__rhymingslang slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"
subtype: slang informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"
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