speech community

n. A group of speakers, whether located in one area or scattered, who recognize the same language or dialect of a language as a standard.

speech community

n (Linguistics) a community consisting of all the speakers of a particular language or dialect

speech′ commu`nity

n. the aggregate of all the people who use a given language or dialect. [1930–35]

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Noun

speech community - people sharing a given language or dialectcommunity - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"

speech community