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noun
Speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community.
is a specific kind of: language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication.
is a broader term that covers: baby talk, babytalk | baby talk, babytalk, motherese | accent, dialect, idiom | localism | regionalism | telegraphese | vernacular | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | slang, slang expression, slang term.
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