3.5.3 Language
Use this domain for words referring to a language.
OMC Codes:
190 Language
197 Linguistic Identification
198 Special Languages
193 Grammar
194 Phonology
192 Vocabulary
Louw Nida Codes:
33A Language
What words refer to a language?
language, tongue, speech, lingo
What words refer to the type of language a person speaks?
dialect, foreign language, accent, pidgin, slang, colloquial,
What words refer to the first language you learned as a child?
first language, mother-tongue, native speaker
What words refer to the language used to talk about a particular subject?
terminology, jargon, specialized vocabulary, technical terms,
What words refer to a special or secret language?
code, sign language, computer language
What words are used to talk about language?
linguistics, linguistic, metalanguage, vocabulary, dictionary, grammar, syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, sounds, semantics, meaning, pragmatics, rhetoric, pronunciation