usage
usage of linguistic units established in a particular community, accorded widespread or significant acceptance by speakers
profanity
socially offensive form of language
sacred language
language that is cultivated for religious reasons
prison slang
language used in correctional institutions
affectation
unnatural mannerism
Kazakh profanity
a group of words in the Kazakh language related to obscene vocabulary
literalism
taking, interpreting, or translating literally some language
liturgical use of Latin
use of Latin in Christian liturgies
metonymy
figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to indirectly by the name of something closely associated with it
neologism
newly coined word, phrase or meaning
pejorative
word or grammatical form expressing a low opinion of someone or something
vulgarism
expression considered non-standard or characteristic of uneducated speech or writing
sardonicism
expressions of humor used during adversity: cynicism, derision, skepticism
approbative
words or grammatical forms that denote a positive affect
dysphemism
expression with connotations that are offensive either about the subject matter or to the audience, or both
term of endearment
phrase expressing affection
avoidance speech
sociolinguistic phenomena
European French
French spoken in Europe
pop culture language
trendy new word; buzzword, neologism
coalition of the willing
post-1990 political phrase
slang
language (words, phrases, and usages) used by particular in-groups
irony
rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is an incongruity between the literal and the implied meaning
Louisiana French
French variety spoken in Louisiana, United States
honorific
social status and privilege as a grammatical function in many languages
honorific
social status and privilege as a grammatical function in many languages
figurative language
literary technique
euphemism
innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or which the speaker wants to hide
archaism
outdated word rarely used
word play
form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work
literary language
form of a language used in its literary writing, either a non-standard dialect or standardized variety of the language
Linguistic features of Spanish as spoken by Catalan speakers
language contact
inclusive language
a writing approach avoids prejudiced or biased terms
English in the Commonwealth of Nations
language usage
metaphorical language
figure of speech
phatics
colloquial language
jargon
specialized language usage used in a particular field, with little or different wider usage
diction
distinctive vocabulary choices
Latin phonology and orthography
phonology of the Latin language
nominal style
type of language use; type of bad language use if excessive; wording preference of placing relevant information into nouns instead of into verbs