language
structured system of communication
youth language
linguistic patterns associated with young speakers
language of science
medium in which subject literature is presented to the reader, distinct from scientific language as a writing style
zero-marking language
language with no grammatical marks on dependents or modifiers
used language
language used by convention
second language
language spoken in addition to one's first language
cognitive academic language proficiency
advanced vocabulary
baby talk
usually delivered with a "cooing" pattern of intonation different from that of normal adult speech: high in pitch, with many glissando variations that are more pronounced than those of normal speech
language of mathematics
systems used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves
macaronic language
text using a mixture of languages
visual language
system of communication using visual elements
ethnic language
language spoken as the mother tongue of an ethnic group; does not include pidgins, dead languages or planned languages such as general conlangs, but does include creoles, revived languages, and according to some authorities national planned languages
idioglossia
idiosyncratic language
signed language
linguistic grouping composed of sign languages, signal languages, and manually-coded languages
alien language
hypothetical non-Earth language
object language
language that is the subject of a study
written language
denoting those languages who have (possibly solely) a written component
first language
language a person was raised speaking from birth
colloquial language
style of language used for casual communication
pattern language
method of describing good design practices
unparliamentary language
words that offend the dignity of an assembly
biological nomenclature
collective term for various naming systems, mostly Latinate and influenced by Carl Linnaeus
wooden language
language that uses vague, ambiguous, abstract or pompous words in order to divert attention from the salient issues
original language
language in which a work was originally created