idiom vs non-standard speech

non-standard speech vs idiom

idiom and non-standard speech both are nouns.

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

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

idiom: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
non-standard speech: speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community

idiom (noun)	non-standard speech (noun)
the style of a particular artist or school or movement	speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Difference between idiom and non-standard speech

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