speech community
noun/ˈspiːtʃ kəmjuːnəti/
/ˈspiːtʃ kəmjuːnəti/
- all the people who speak a particular language or variety of a language
- the Kodava speech community in India
- speech communities such as high school students or hip hop fans
- feminine and masculine speech communities
Extra Examples- The members of a speech community share many cultural attitudes.
- phonological variation in a speech community
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