| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | academese | dense academic wording |
| 2. | argot | secretive group vocabulary |
| 3. | articulation | clear expression in words |
| 4. | bureaucratese | overly official bureaucratic wording |
| 5. | businessese | business-style jargon or wording |
| 6. | cant | specialized or affected group speech |
| 7. | choice of words | words selected for expression |
| 8. | code | system of signs or words |
| 9. | common tongue | shared speech of a community |
| 10. | communication | exchange of meaning or information |
| 11. | conversation | spoken exchange between people |
| 12. | copy | written material or wording |
| 13. | creole | stable mixed-origin language variety |
| 14. | dialect | regional or social speech variety |
| 15. | dialogue | spoken exchange or written conversation |
| 16. | diction | word choice and speaking style |
| 17. | discourse | spoken or written communication |
| 18. | doublespeak | evasive or misleading wording |
| 19. | elocution | clear and expressive speech |
| 20. | everyday speech | ordinary informal expression |
| 21. | expression | putting thoughts into words |
| 22. | figurative speech | nonliteral expressive wording |
| 23. | first tongue | one’s earliest learned speech |
| 24. | form of words | exact wording used |
| 25. | formal speech | careful, official expression |
| 26. | gestural speech | communication through meaningful gestures |
| 27. | glossary | list of specialized terms |
| 28. | home tongue | language spoken at home |
| 29. | idiom | distinctive speech or expression style |
| 30. | informal speech | casual spoken expression |
| 31. | jargon | specialized or technical wording |
| 32. | journalese | style typical of journalism |
| 33. | legalese | specialized legal wording |
| 34. | lexicon | vocabulary of a person or field |
| 35. | lexis | words of a language or field |
| 36. | lingo | informal specialized vocabulary |
| 37. | literary diction | word choice in literature |
| 38. | literary style | distinctive written expression |
| 39. | local speech | speech used in a locality |
| 40. | locution | particular word or expression |
| 41. | management speak | business management jargon |
| 42. | manner of speaking | particular way someone talks |
| 43. | means of expression | method for conveying thoughts |
| 44. | medicalese | specialized medical wording |
| 45. | mode of expression | way of putting ideas into words |
| 46. | mother tongue | one’s first language |
| 47. | naming system | organized set of names |
| 48. | national tongue | language of a nation |
| 49. | native tongue | one’s first language |
| 50. | newspeak | politically controlled or euphemistic wording |
| 51. | nomenclature | system of names for things |
| 52. | notation | written symbolic communication system |
| 53. | official tongue | government-recognized language |
| 54. | officialese | stiff official wording |
| 55. | oral communication | communication by speaking |
| 56. | oral expression | expression through spoken words |
| 57. | oratory | formal public speaking style |
| 58. | parlance | customary way of speaking |
| 59. | patois | regional dialect or informal speech |
| 60. | phraseology | particular way of phrasing ideas |
| 61. | phrasing | way words are arranged |
| 62. | pidgin | simplified contact speech variety |
| 63. | poetic diction | word choice typical of poetry |
| 64. | professional vocabulary | job-specific words and expressions |
| 65. | prose | ordinary written or spoken expression |
| 66. | regional speech | speech variety of a region |
| 67. | register | level of formality in expression |
| 68. | repertoire | available range of expressions |
| 69. | rhetoric | persuasive or expressive wording |
| 70. | script | written characters or text |
| 71. | shop talk | work-related specialized conversation |
| 72. | slang | informal words or expressions |
| 73. | speech | spoken communication or expression |
| 74. | spoken word | oral expression or speech |
| 75. | style | distinctive manner of expression |
| 76. | symbol system | symbols used to convey meaning |
| 77. | system of speech | organized spoken communication |
| 78. | talk | informal speech or conversation |
| 79. | technical vocabulary | specialized words in a field |
| 80. | terminology | specialized words for a subject |
| 81. | text | written or spoken words |
| 82. | tongue | a spoken or native speech |
| 83. | trade talk | specialized speech of an occupation |
| 84. | turn of phrase | distinctive wording of an idea |
| 85. | usage | accepted way words are used |
| 86. | utterance | something spoken aloud |
| 87. | verbal communication | communication through words |
| 88. | verbal expression | expression using words |
| 89. | verbal medium | words used to convey meaning |
| 90. | verbalization | putting something into words |
| 91. | verbiage | wording, often excessive or unclear |
| 92. | vernacular | ordinary native speech |
| 93. | vocabulary | words used by someone or group |
| 94. | voice | distinctive expressive style |
| 95. | word list | listed vocabulary items |
| 96. | word set | collection of related words |
| 97. | wordage | amount or style of wording |
| 98. | wording | specific choice of words |
| 99. | wordstock | available vocabulary of a language |
| 100. | writing | written form of expression |