jargonisation
Making speech insider-only
Jargonisation is the process of filling speech or writing with specialized terminology, often making it less accessible to outsiders.
The term usually carries a critical edge—suggesting that plain language has been unnecessarily replaced with technical vocabulary: The jargonisation of academic writing alienates general readers.
Also spelled jargonization.
Empty business jargon
- bureaucrateseWordy governmental language
- legaleseAttorneys' technical jargon
- medicaleseHealthcare terminology
- officialesePompous administrative writing
academese · expertise · credentialing · gatekeeping · exclusivity · mystification · elitism
Subject-specific vocabulary
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- neologismNewly created expression
- vocabularyOne's word collection
coinage · nomenclature · technobabble · buzzwords · lingo · gobbledygook · obfuscation · verbosity
Restricting access to knowledge
- pretensionUnwarranted claim to merit
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- alienationState of being isolated
- inaccessibilityState of being unreachable
opacity · confusion · intimidation · elitism · barrier · mystification · pomposity · obfuscation
Rapid increase in quantity
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- adoptionLegal family formation
- spreadTo distribute widely
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
normalization · institutionalization · codification · formalization · standardization · evolution · transformation · mutation
corporatespeak
Empty business jargon
- bureaucrateseWordy governmental language
- legaleseAttorneys' technical jargon
- medicaleseHealthcare terminology
officialese · academese · expertise · credentialing · gatekeeping · exclusivity · mystification · elitism
terminology
Subject-specific vocabulary
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- neologismNewly created expression
vocabulary · coinage · nomenclature · technobabble · buzzwords · lingo · gobbledygook · obfuscation · verbosity · acronyms
obscurantism
Restricting access to knowledge
- pretensionUnwarranted claim to merit
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- alienationState of being isolated
inaccessibility · opacity · confusion · intimidation · elitism · barrier · mystification · pomposity · obfuscation · impenetrability
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
infiltration · normalization · institutionalization · codification · formalization · standardization · evolution · transformation · mutation · diffusion
jargonisationsimplification
Making something less complex
plain language · clarification · demystification · popularisation · plain English
jargonisationdemocratisation
Transition to popular rule
popularization · public communication · mass communication · inclusive language · public discourse
jargonisationdemocratisation
Transition to popular rule
inclusivity · transparency · openness · accessibility · straight talk
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