cant vs non-standard speech

non-standard speech vs cant

cant and non-standard speech both are nouns.

cant is a verb but non-standard speech is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cant	Yes	No	Yes	No
non-standard speech	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, non-standard speech is a hypernym of cant; that is, non-standard speech is a word with a broader meaning than cant:

cant: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
non-standard speech: speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community

cant (noun)	non-standard speech (noun)
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees	speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
insincere talk about religion or morals
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

cant (verb)	non-standard speech (verb)
heel over

Difference between cant and non-standard speech

Words related to "cant"

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