Dialects, Sociolect, and Register
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Frozen/Static Register includes old grammar or vocabulary related to cultures, religions, laws, or custom of ______

community

Formal Register indicates information or facts to explain an idea to ______

others

Consultative Register is used to consult with experts or specialist in ______

something

Casual Register is informal language used by ______ and friends

<p>peers</p> Signup and view all the answers

Intimate Register is private communication language used between persons who share a close ______

<p>relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

Frozen/Static Register acts that never change and usually has a specific audience, purpose, and ______

<p>context</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dialect is a subdivision of language used by a group of people in a particular region or geographical differences. The dialect exists because of a group of people share their common linguistic behavior. Dialect is a _________ of language.

<p>subdivision</p> Signup and view all the answers

Regional Dialect is a distinct form of a language spoken in a certain geographical area. In short, their differences are influenced by _________.

<p>geography</p> Signup and view all the answers

Social Dialect is a form of language related to the social group of the speaker such as education, occupation, and so on. It is also known as ________.

<p>sociolect</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sociolect is a variety of language characteristic of a social background or status. This is the way how the individual speaks to a social group. Sociolect is distinguished by social activity that the same individual may speak different ________.

<p>sociolects</p> Signup and view all the answers

A sociolect can be distinguished in terms of grammar, phonology, lexicon, and so on. There are also factors that influence the style of language including socioeconomic status, occupation, and ________.

<p>gender</p> Signup and view all the answers

Different language and levels of formality are used in different situations and scenarios. This concept is known as ________.

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