| A | B |
|---|
| archaic | no longer used or applicable; ancient |
| argot | the informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a articular group |
| connotation | ideas or meanings suggested b a word; associations that go beyond a word's literal meaning |
| denotation | the most direct or specific meaning of a word |
| idiom | an expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood fro the meanings of the individual words |
| jargon | specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade |
| pidgin | a simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages |
| semantics | the study of the meaning and word interpretation |
| standard | conforming to the established language used by educated speakers |
| vernacular | everyday language, rather that literary language |
