non-standard speech
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1. speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | baby talk, babytalk, |
| definition | : | the developing speech of a young child (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | accent, dialect, idiom, |
| definition | : | the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | localism, |
| definition | : | a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | regionalism, |
| definition | : | a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | telegraphese, |
| definition | : | language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | vernacular, |
| definition | : | the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | slang, slang expression, slang term, |
| definition | : | informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar (noun.communication) |
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