lingos
Insider speech varieties
Lingos is the plural of lingo, referring to specialized vocabularies or modes of speech associated with particular groups, professions, or activities: I couldn't follow their technical lingos.
The word carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting jargon that outsiders find hard to penetrate.
Group-specific coded speech
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- cantSanctimonious insincerity
- pidginImprovised contact language
creole · colloquialisms · shoptalk · buzzwords · technobabble · gobbledygook · doublespeak · code-switching
Language variety by group
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
customs · nationality · ethnicity · indigenous languages · minority languages · cultural markers · tribal languages
One's word collection
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
expressions · phrases · terminology · nomenclature · usage · diction · parlance · phrasing
argot
Group-specific coded speech
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- cantSanctimonious insincerity
pidgin · creole · colloquialisms · shoptalk · buzzwords · technobabble · gobbledygook · doublespeak · code-switching · shop talk
sociolect
Language variety by group
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
traditions · customs · nationality · ethnicity · indigenous languages · minority languages · cultural markers · tribal languages
vocabulary
One's word collection
idioms · expressions · phrases · terminology · nomenclature · usage · diction · parlance · phrasing · word choice
lingosstandard language
Codified, official linguistic form
formal language · proper English · Queen's English · official language · plain English
lingosplain language
Easily understood communication
plain English · plain speech · everyday language · common parlance · universal language
- texting lingoAbbreviated mobile communication style