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Varieties and Registers

of Spoken and Written


Language
Module 3 Topic 2 | Comm 1100
A language variety is a cover
up term of any of the overlapping
subcategories of a language
including dialect, register, jargon,
and idiolect.
Language Varieties
• also called lect
• a general term for any distinctive form of a
language of linguistic form of a language or
linguistic expression
• used as a cover term for any of the overlapping
subcategories of a language (dialect, register,
jargon, and idiolect)
Dialect
• derived from the Greek words dia- meaning
“across, between” and legein “speak”
• a regional or social variety of a language
distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or
vocabulary.
• often used to characterize a way of speaking that
differs from the standard variety of the language
Dialect Prejudice
• discrimination based on a person’s dialect or
way of speaking
Different types 01 REGIONAL DIALECT. It is a variety of spoken
in particular region.
of lects which
SOCIOLECT. Also known as social dialect. It
echo the types is a variety of language (or register) used by a
02
of language: socio-economic class, profession, an age
group, or any other social group.

ETHNOLECT. It is a lect spoken by a specific


03 ethnic group.

IDIOLECT. It is the language or languages spoken


by each individual. If you are a multilingual and
04 can speak in different registers and styles, your
idiolect comprises several languages.
Slang
• may be characterized as a very informal language variety that
includes new and sometimes not polite words and meanings
• often used among particular groups of people (such as teenagers
or professional groups), and is usually not used in serious or formal
speech and writing.
Jargon
• set of vocabulary items used by members
of particular professions, that is, their
technical terms.
Language Registers
• used in all forms of communication,
including written, spoken, and signed.
Categories of Registers:
FORMAL REGISTERS
• include everything from an academic essay to
wedding vows.
INFORMAL REGISTERS
• occurs between people who know each other
well and who speak without trying to be ‘proper’.
• includes speaking in slang and other times it’s
simply a more casual delivery
Five Registers of Language
1. Frozen/Static Register
⚬ This register rarely or never changes. Example: Pledge of Allegiance or
the Preamble to the Constitution
2. Formal/Academic Register
⚬ Includes academic language from speeches, proclamations, and formal
announcements
3. Consultative Register
⚬ This register is formal and acceptable speech often used in professional
settings
Fiver Registers of Language
4. Casual Register
⚬ Used among friends and peers, and includes informal
language including slang and colloquialisms.
5. Intimate Register
⚬ The register is reserved for close family members (parents,
children, siblings, spouses)
How do you use and control register
and formality consistently in English?
Language register or formality definition, is controlled by using three
language points: grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation.
Punctuations
Varieties and Registers
of Spoken and Written
Language
Module 3 Topic 2 | Comm 1100

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