restricted code
noun
,
Sociolinguistics.
1.
a style of language use associated with informal situations, characterized by linguistic predictability and by its dependence on the external context and on the shared knowledge and experience of the participants for conveying meaning.
Compare
code
(def 11b),
elaborated code
.
Origin
1960-65
Examples from the web for
restricted code
Both teachers and pupils have a
restricted code
of language usage.