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speech community

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

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

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speech community - people sharing a given language or dialect

community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"

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