Natural languages are the languages that people speak, such as English, Spanish, and French. They were not designed by people (although people try to impose some order on them); they evolved naturally. Formal languages are languages that are designed by people for specific applications. Language is an ever-evolving means of communication that varies most frequently depending on region, ethnicity, and social circles. English that is dependent on these variables is often referred to as Non Standard English, meanwhile Standard English has more rigid rules and is often used in formal settings. Standard English is widely regarded as the “correct” form of the language, but speakers are often able to understand a variety of dialects regardless. While acquiring my first language, English, as a child I was raised in southern Michigan for the first seven years of my life. Although I was later relocated to Mississippi, I did not naturally obtain many of the figures of speech nor the accent of most southerners. I was still frequently exposed to it however and grasped a sufficient understanding of the local dialect.
According to the famous author, regarding the topic of flow in dialogue, one way that a text could be read without effort suggests that the text was written smoothly as the inspiration for it came naturally.
