restricted language

Such systems are capable of dealing with only very restricted language domains.

It is situated on the language border in the country, and restricted language rights are granted to the Dutch speaking minority (so-called language facilities).

XHTML is a more restricted language than standard HTML.

Territoriality principle: The working language in a particular region follows restricted language boundaries, with Belgians from another linguistic community losing all rights to communicate with government authorities.

This 'language deficit' was often assumed, explicitly or otherwise, to reflect a corresponding 'cognitive deficit': because language and thought are related, a person with a restricted language capacity is also likely to have a restricted thinking capacity.