👉 Aphthong is a term used in linguistics and the study of language, specifically for certain types of words that are considered to be "non-standard" or "non-standardized." These terms may include words such as "junk," "stupid," "nonsense," "jargon," or "idiom." In the context of aphthong theory, these terms are used to describe the characteristics and usage patterns of language that are considered to be less standard or standardized than other