pure and unchanging  

entirety of a language that includes a standardized

form as one of its varieties.

specifically only used by its users

first language to be used by its users

jargon

slang

dialect

accent

overused term

specialized term

symbolic term

states historical reasons why Standard English is our

official tongue

explains language as widely understood and recognized.

describes

the many different ways we use the English language. 

a form of language spoken by people of different

ethnic backgrounds

an indigenous form of language spoken by various

groups of people

a form of the language spoken in a particular part of

a country or by a particular group of people

savage

a distinguishable language used by people to

communicate with each other

A language is spoken across an entire country; a

dialect is only spoken in parts of a country. 

Speakers of two different languages can't understand

each other; speakers of two dialects of the same language can.

A language prevents social confusion; a dialect

promotes intellectual challenges.

A language has a written form; a dialect doesn't.

formal language

informal language

slang

English language variations

native English

dialect English

official English

standard English

language community

local community

native community

tribal community

persuasion

accent

register

dialect