non-standard speech vs cant

cant vs non-standard speech

non-standard speech and cant both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, cant is a hyponym of non-standard speech; that is, cant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than non-standard speech:

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

Other hyponyms of non-standard speech include baby talk, babytalk, baby talk, babytalk, motherese, accent, dialect, idiom, localism, regionalism, telegraphese, vernacular, argot, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular, slang, slang expression, slang term.

non-standard speech (noun)	cant (noun)
speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
	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

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

Difference between non-standard speech and cant

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