language variety http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/HumanLanguageVariety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(linguistics) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3329375 A term used in sociolinguistics and stylistics to refer to any system of linguistic expression whose use is governed by situational variables. In some cases, the situational distinctiveness of the language may be easily stated, as in many regional and occupational varieties; in other cases, as in studies of social class, the varieties are more difficult to define, involving the intersection of several variables. human language variety language varieties linguistic system