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Varieties of Language: Dialects & Registers

This document discusses language varieties and registers. It defines a variety as a specific form of a language, including dialects, registers, styles, and standards. [2] Dialects are regional or social varieties distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. [3] Register refers to how language usage varies based on circumstances, such as formality. Common registers include formal, informal, neutral, static, and intimate. [5-11] The document also lists different types of language varieties such as regional dialects, ethnolects, sociolects, and idiolects.

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Varieties of Language: Dialects & Registers

This document discusses language varieties and registers. It defines a variety as a specific form of a language, including dialects, registers, styles, and standards. [2] Dialects are regional or social varieties distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. [3] Register refers to how language usage varies based on circumstances, such as formality. Common registers include formal, informal, neutral, static, and intimate. [5-11] The document also lists different types of language varieties such as regional dialects, ethnolects, sociolects, and idiolects.

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MULTIMODALITY

Varieties and Registers of Spoken and Written Language


Varieties
• a variety, also called a lect, is a specific form of a language or language
cluster. This may include languages, dialects, registers, styles, or other forms
of language, as well as a standard variety.[1] The use of the word "variety" to
refer to the different forms avoid the use of the term language, which many
people associate only with the standard language, and the term dialect, which
is often associated with non-standard varieties thought of as
less prestigious or "correct" than the standard.[2]
Language

Dialects Register and Styles


• The word dialect—which contains
"lect" within the term—derives from • Register is defined as the way a
the Greek words dia- speaker uses language differently in
meaning "across, between" different circumstances. Think about
and legein "speak." A dialect is a the words you choose, your tone of
regional or social variety of voice, even your body language.
a language distinguished
by pronunciation, grammar, • These variations in formality, also
and/or vocabulary. The called stylistic variation, are known
term dialect is often used to as registers in linguistics
characterize a way of speaking that
differs from the standard variety of
the language
What is Language Register in English Language?

• Language register in English is the


scale of formality we use when we write
 Formal
and speak.  Informal
• They work to increase the variety of a  Neutral
language in writing and speaking and  Static
define formal and informal language.
 Intimate
FORMAL
It is used to when you speak or
write to your boss, a client or in
a transactional letter.
Also called the consultative
register. You use it when, for
example, referring to talking to
your doctor and using the
polite addresses.
INFORMAL OR
CASUAL

You use informal or casual


register when you speak
to or write emails to
friends, family or work
colleagues.
Includes Taboo
vocabulary
NEUTRAL
 We use the neutral language register with
non-emotional topics and information.
Neutral writing is not necessarily formal or
informal. It is not usually positive or
negative. A neutral register is used to
deliver facts.
Some writings are written in a neutral
register. This means they are not
specifically formal or informal.
Writing in the natural language register
includes:
 Reviews
 Articles
 Some letters
 Some essays
 Technical writing
STATIC OR
FROZEN

This style of communications


RARELY or NEVER changes. It is
“frozen” in time and content. e.g. the
Pledge of Allegiance, the Lord’s
Prayer, the Preamble to the US
Constitution, the Alma Mater, a
bibliographic reference, laws
INTIMATE
REGISTER
This communications is normally
private. It is reserved for close family
members or intimate people. e.g.
husband & wife, boyfriend & girlfriend,
siblings, parent & children.
Types of Lect

 Regional Dialect
 Ethnolect
 Sociolect
 Idiolect
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU

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