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Which field does pitch belong to in the sentence below?

She cannot pitch the ball like Sandy Koufax.

Which field does pitch belong to in the sentence below?

Your pitch was awesome! You have attracted several investors.

It is a specialized language used within a trade, profession, hobby or some other group.

One of its purposes is to satisfy the communication needs of a group.

Used to mark group boundaries, promoting in-group solidarity

Majority of the people infected by Covid-19 are asymptomatic which means they show no signs of the disease.

Sam’s mother hires small local artists to create landscape paintings for her clients.

What do you think an allegory is?

This is identified as informal, usually spoken not written and it involves mainly vocabulary.

Linguistic features that are used among people who have a common work-related or recreational interest also perform the additional function of reinforcing and displaying group identity, especially when directed against outsiders

People involved in different professions distinguish themselves by their specialty languages.