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sublanguage
noun[ C ]
(alsosub-language)uk /ˈsʌbˌlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/ us /ˈsʌbˌlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
special words and phrases that are used by particular groups of people:
She gave an interesting presentation on the sublanguage of advertising slogans.
They suggested that many police activities were conducted in a sub-language designed to exclude outsiders.
Subtle distinctions may be easy to miss if you are unfamiliar with a particular sublanguage (e.g. medicine, finance, computers, etc.).
Real fans of the band could pick up on the nuances and allusions of the sublanguage used in their songs.
The engineering team spoke a sublanguage that was difficult to decipher.
The use of emojis can be considered a whole sublanguage of its own.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Forms of languages & specialist dialects
acrolect
argot
basilect
cant
colloquialism
demotic
jargon
jargonistic
journalese
legalese
lingo
lingua franca
patois
pidgin
pidginization
pidginize
plain English
psychobabble
shibboleth
vernacularly
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