parlances
Ways of talking
Parlances is the plural of parlance, meaning particular ways of speaking or using language associated with specific groups or contexts.
Each field has its parlance: In legal parlance, that's called estoppel.
The word usually appears in phrases like in common parlance or in medical parlance, marking that a term belongs to a particular vocabulary.
Subject-specific vocabulary
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- argotGroup-specific coded speech
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
lexicon · idiom · cant · slang · phraseology · nomenclature · expressions · diction
Specialized professional terminology
- trade languageSimplified speech between groups
- diplomatic languageMeasured speech avoiding offense
- financial terminologyEconomic sector vocabulary
Informal everyday language
- regional expressionsLocale-bound turns of phrase
- geographic variationTrait differences across locations
terminology
Subject-specific vocabulary
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- argotGroup-specific coded speech
vernacular · lexicon · idiom · cant · slang · phraseology · nomenclature · expressions · diction · usage
technical jargon
Specialized professional terminology
- trade languageSimplified speech between groups
- diplomatic languageMeasured speech avoiding offense
- financial terminologyEconomic sector vocabulary
colloquial speech
Informal everyday language
- regional expressionsLocale-bound turns of phrase
- geographic variationTrait differences across locations
neologisms
Newly invented words
- traditional expressionsLong-established customary phrases
parlancesuniversal language
Speech all understand
standard language · lingua franca · plain English · vernacular · common speech
parlancesindividual expression
Communicating one's distinct identity
neologisms · silence · muteness · wordlessness · non-verbal communication
- common parlanceOrdinary, informal speech patterns
- local parlanceSpeech patterns of residents