standard language vs tongue

tongue vs standard language

standard language and tongue both are nouns.

standard language is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
standard language	Yes	No	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tongue is a hypernym of standard language; that is, tongue is a word with a broader meaning than standard language:

standard language: A particular variety of a language that is regarded as the most correct way of writing or speaking the language.
tongue: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

Other hypernyms of standard language include natural language.

standard language (noun)	tongue (noun)
A particular variety of a language that is regarded as the most correct way of writing or speaking the language.	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

standard language (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between standard language and tongue

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