Register
- Created by: A. Person
- Created on: 27-02-14 22:43
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- Register
- Field
- Subject
- Field-Specific Lexis
- Subject
- Manner
- Relationship between participants
- Formality
- Informal
- Regional dialect
- Contractions
- Humour
- Formal
- No or few contractions
- Polysyllabic words
- Received Pronunciation more likely
- Modified RP (modification of regional dialect)
- Informal
- Formality
- Relationship between participants
- Mode
- Format
- Speech
- Interview, prepared speech, conversation, etc.
- Writing
- Novel, newspaper, blog, leaflet, magazine, etc.
- Speech
- Format
- Lexis
- Suitable vocabulary
- Eg. Journalese (newspaper article)
- Grammar
- Sentence length
- Complex
- Independent + Subordinate clause
- Compound
- Independent + Independent clause
- Simple
- Independent Clause
- Complex
- Sentence length
- Phonology
- Contractions
- Eg. Can't, don't
- Evidence of informality
- More common in speech
- Contractions
- Field
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