When you are with your very best friends, you have your own inside jokes, gestures, and means of communicating that are not necessarily familiar to other people. This is because your friend group is a ___.
A) Cultural Institution
B) Standpoint
C) Speech Community
D) Speech Code

Question

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A speech community is a group of people who share a common language and set of communication norms. In this case, the group of friends has their own unique way of communicating that is exclusive to their group, making them a small speech community.

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