standard language:A term for the form of a language used,for example,in general publishing,the news media,education,government,such professions as law and medicine,and by especially the middle classes
formal language:1.a language that is formal and ceremonial.
2.A language designed for use in situations in which natural language is considered unsuitable,such as logic,mathematics,and computer
colloquial language :A semi-technical term for the vernacular form of a language or,sometimes mildly pejorative,for informal,everyday speech,including slang
slang:An everchanging set of colloquial words and phrases generally considered distinct from and socially lower than the standard language.Slang is used to establish or reinforce social identity and cohesiveness,especially within a group or with a trend or fashion in society at large.It occurs in all languages,and the existence of a short-lived vocabulary of this sort within a language is probably as old as language itself.In its earliest occurrences in the 18c,the word slang referred to the specialized vocabulary of underworld groups and was used fairly interchangeably with cant,flash,argot. standard language:A term for the form of a language used,for example,in general publishing,the news media,education,government,such professions as law and medicine,and by especially the middle classes
formal language:1.a language that is formal and ceremonial.
2.A language designed for use in situations in which natural language is considered unsuitable,such as logic,mathematics,and computer
colloquial language :A semi-technical term for the vernacular form of a language or,sometimes mildly pejorative,for informal,everyday speech,including slang
slang:An everchanging set of colloquial words and phrases generally considered distinct from and socially lower than the standard language.Slang is used to establish or reinforce social identity and cohesiveness,especially within a group or with a trend or fashion in society at large.It occurs in all languages,and the existence of a short-lived vocabulary of this sort within a language is probably as old as language itself.In its earliest occurrences in the 18c,the word slang referred to the specialized vocabulary of underworld groups and was used fairly interchangeably with cant,flash,argot.