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What is a Register?What is a Register?
describes the various styles of language describes the various styles of language available for writing or speaking available for writing or speaking
Language RegistersLanguage Registers
Every Language has Every Language has 55 language registers and language registers and 55 language styles language styles
How do you decide which language How do you decide which language register is appropriate to use?register is appropriate to use?
Deciding which Deciding which language language register is register is appropriate appropriate depends on the:depends on the:
o AAudienceudience
o TTopicopic
o SSituationituation
Public VoicePublic Voice
I use my public voice when I am at I use my public voice when I am at schoolschool, , at work, or at church with at work, or at church with friendsfriends or or strangersstrangers..
Private VoicePrivate Voice
When I am with my When I am with my friendsfriends and close and close
family in a “casual setting”, I can be less family in a “casual setting”, I can be less
formal. formal.
The Universal RuleThe Universal Rule
A person can go from A person can go from oneone register to the register to the
next register without any conflicts next register without any conflicts
Five Language RegistersFive Language Registers
FrozenFrozen FormalFormal ConsultativeConsultative CasualCasual IntimateIntimate
Frozen RegisterFrozen Register
Language that rarely Language that rarely or or nevernever changes changes
Examples of Frozen RegisterExamples of Frozen Register
Pledge of AllegiancePledge of Allegiance Words to a songWords to a song PoetryPoetry PrayerPrayer lawslaws
Formal RegisterFormal Register
OneOne-way communication-way communication
Complete sentences Complete sentences
Focus on Focus on formform
Examples of Formal RegisterExamples of Formal Register PresentationsPresentations
Academic PaperAcademic Paper
Essays in schoolEssays in school
Used at work, school, and Used at work, school, and businessbusiness
InterviewsInterviews
TAKS TAKS
Which would I send to your parent?Which would I send to your parent?
Wat up !!! Holla back.Wat up !!! Holla back.
Hello Ms. James. Please contact me at Hello Ms. James. Please contact me at your earliest opportunity.your earliest opportunity.
Consultative RegisterConsultative Register
TwoTwo way communication used in way communication used in conversationconversation
NoNo past experience with that person past experience with that person
Examples of Consultative RegisterExamples of Consultative Register
StrangersStrangers who interact who interact
Adults at workAdults at work
Teachers with studentsTeachers with students
Talking with lawyer or doctorTalking with lawyer or doctor
Casual RegisterCasual Register
A language used by A language used by friendsfriends
PastPast experience with that person experience with that person
Examples of Casual RegisterExamples of Casual Register
SlangSlang
Talking with friendsTalking with friends
Personal letter to a friend Personal letter to a friend
Intimate RegisterIntimate Register
Language Language sharedshared between between couples, twins, couples, twins, very close friendsvery close friends
Language of sexual harassmentLanguage of sexual harassment..