MDSB02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Received Pronunciation, English People, Phonetics
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The concept of dialect as language used by a given speaker (differences, between speakers from different regions, classes or ethnic background) Concept of register as language style appropriate to a given social setting. The terms register and style each describe patterning in speech and writing and shifts we make in order to ensure that the form of language we adopt for a particular context is appropriate. We match how something is communicated to what is being communicated and to whom. Register as a language variety, may also be confused with the notion of genre. When we are faced with variation according to different situations and functions, the linguistic term is register. Register is a technical term used to describe a variety of language which is distinctive for a specific context. Register is created by combination of choices a speaker makes in each area of language production: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, lay out and other features of text design.
