Dialects and Slang

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Slang and dialects are semantically related. in local speech topic. In some cases you can use "Slang" instead a noun "Dialects".

Slang noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.

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Dialects and slang are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Dialects" with "Slang", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: slangy, slanging

Dialects that were growing further apart are now starting to move closer together again, as instantaneous worldwide communication causes people in one country to start picking up another's dialects and slang.

Source: Language Drift
Even within what is designated as a single "language* Which is a fuzzier distinction than you might think", there may be numerous dialects, slang, and a thousand other variations.

Source: Common Tongue
An example of this trope across two dialects of French; in French, the slang term for "children" is "gosses".

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