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academic language

The level of oral, written, auditory, and visual language proficiency required to learn effectively in schools and academic programs.

The language used in classroom lessons, books, tests, and assignments, and it’s the language that students are expected to learn and achieve fluency in.
Frequently contrasted with “conversational” or “social” language, academic language includes a variety of formal-language skills.
Academic Language can be seen as an economic and racial barrier to achieving the grades necessary to gain higher education. Academic language is often code for "white language" or the language used by the dominant racial and economic class in society.
When I wrote my thesis statement in the first person and explained why I felt the topic was important, my teacher told me that I was writing to casually and needed to use academic language in my paper.
by CoughCoffee February 26, 2022
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Deaf Language

Person 1: Oh so you speak Deaf Language?
Deaf 1: jkalkjasfhgkashgjahsfvjhasjjbvaksdfbgasj
Person 1: YOOOO WHAT NO WAY!!!
Person 2: tf that nigga say?
by better qwintuples December 5, 2020
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Mooter Language

A type of language used by the YouTuber Mooter Tv
Mooter Language means a language spoken by Mooter Tv
Moo:I'll be gone for a few minutes
Translation:Ill be gone for a few hours
Definition:Normally has to do with time,as Mooter Tv normally says a few minutes and takes hours,but can be used just to describe how he talks.
by MooterTvSub December 22, 2020
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Language Artist

Someone who is really good at making definitions.
That John made so many definitions! He must be a language artist!
by NexusCubed February 1, 2021
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Zoby Language

The zoby language is a language made by zoby in 2017. It is primarily doggo lingo and English, with some other words that are..... interesting. The language was made well zoby was being herself, saying words weirdly on purpose. Her friends labeled the her dialect as a language, and this page on urban dictionary was born. Zoby’s cat, out!
“Do you know zoby language?”
“ yes, I am fluent in zoby language.”
by A literal cat April 3, 2021
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Language Fascist

A person who thinks, embodies or otherwise believes that certain words or phrases are inherently hateful. Thus making the speaker of said words and phrases, a hateful person.

This bias is based on the listener's personally implied meanings of said words and phrases, that, regardless of usage, intent, and reason, of the speaker, are supplanted onto the words the speaker is speaking. Thus making the speaker hateful in the eyes of the listener.

Often proponents of this bias actively advocate for censoring, "canceling" and rejecting a speaker, based solely on the Speaker's usage of said words and phrases.
"There are some words that are just hateful! The fact that this person said that, should get them canceled!"

"Wow what a language fascist..."
by Conn Ó Cuinn August 25, 2022
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zoom language

its when u talk but before each vowel u say UB
ubi druboppubed thube r bubomb
(i dropped the r bomb)
by hey what r u eating April 8, 2005
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