old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly; dated language
Linguistics term for speech patterns, vocabulary, or expressions characteristic of older generations, often perceived as old-fashioned by younger speakers.
"Rōjingo" is a linguistic term referring to the speech patterns and expressions commonly used by the elderly.
In this drama, the characters' use of old-fashioned language expresses the changing times.
A broader term for role language in fiction; 老人語 can be considered a type of 役割語 when used to portray elderly characters.
Compound of 老人 (rōjin, 'elderly person') and 語 (go, 'language, word'). The term is a straightforward modern coinage in linguistics.