a group of people who do not necessarily share the same language, but share a set of norms and rules for the use of language
a group of people who interact by means of speech
a group of people who speak a common dialect
a group of persons whose joint and separate activities are governed by the specific rules of the transactional code in force there
A group of people who speak what they recognise to be the same language or dialect.
Group sharing language rules. Our "3610 tribe" has become a speech community with special rules that separate us from other students, contribute to communication within our group, and establish group solidarity.
Speech community is a concept in sociolinguistics that describes a more or less discrete group of people who use language in a unique and mutually accepted way among themselves.