Definition of sublanguage in English: sublanguage
noun A specialized language or jargon associated with a specific group or context.
Example sentences
‘One of these sublanguages has recently originated at the boundary between Russian and English speaking cultures.’ ‘In some areas, there were sublanguages for use in the presence of certain relatives, for communicating with children, or for ceremonial occasions.’ ‘It's a sublanguage under ‘Sepik’ and is spoken on Papua New Guinea, apparently by a race of mathematical savants.’ ‘It's important to mention that sublanguages and controlled languages are not mutually exclusive.’ ‘On the contrary, the urge to catalog and describe sublanguages accurately implies a certain amount of respect.’ ‘Although he didn't put it this way, the distributions in sublanguages are very sharp, light-tailed.’ Pronunciation sublanguage /ˈsʌbˌlaŋɡwɪdʒ/