Specialized and Technical Language
Depending on the intended audience of a text, an author may choose to use words or phrases specific to that audience. This is referred to as "specialized language", which can change between general and specific audiences. For example, if you fall off a bike and injure yourself, you may say you "broke" your arm, but a physician would say you "fractured" your arm. While you may not always know the meaning of a specialized term, if you can recognize that such a term is being used, you can use context clues to find its meaning.
Watch this video to learn how to identify specialized language.
Source: Excelsior College, https://owl.excelsior.edu/orc/what-to-do-while-reading/vocabulary-strategies/specialized-terminology//a>
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