Jargon, Argot, Lingo

[Michael52x]

Are all these the same? I think they pertain to the specific lexicon of a certain area.
Ooh, forgot about that one.
Not necessarily slang, but like "Texanism's" everywhere has it's own wordage.
A joint, hooter, reefer, spliff, may all seem to be words for Pot, but not always.{Yeah, I'm one of those "dopers"}

Ah, I'm just bored. Cant wait to get my new tube and waders!
Going to Castaic Lagoon Sat. to try it out. Yay pay day!


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[wahnula]

Vernacular, dialect, modism (modismo, Sp.).

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[ChrisHunt]

I think "jargon" is generally specialist language used within the confines of a particular (often work-related) group. Eg: computing jargon, medical jargon. "Argot" is similar, but Wikipedia suggests that Argot is deliberately intended to be unintelligible to those who don't speak it - theives' argot being the example everyone seems to cite. I don't think either would normally be associated with a geographical region (though there is a mention of "Brooklyn argot" in the wiki article above).

"Lingo" is just a slangy way of saying "language", eg: "We had trouble living in Spain as we didn't speak the lingo". I don't think you'd use it to describe regional language variations, except in a joke "We had trouble living in [region X] as we didn't speak the lingo" - i.e. the inhabitants of region X speak with such a strong accent/idiom that it's like another language.

I'd follow wahnula in suggesting that the term you're looking for - with regard to regional language variations is "dialect", though another one I'll toss into the pot for consideration would be "patois".

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[Michael52x]

Nice. Although "patois" , besides being a french word, is more related to casual conversation. I think that most people dont even know the meaning of vernacular!
I agree on "argot" as specialized wordage, though not necessarily exclusive, is still designed to leave out those not privy to it's meanings. Thank you, lexicographers!

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[kjv1611]

And I always thought that patois were made of concrete or bricks of some sort.

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