PRELIM 03 - Language Styles Flashcards
Refers to a certain manner of speaking or writing, depending on the situation
Language style
Refers to a variety or type of language used for a particular purpose in a particular type of communicative interaction
Register
3 types of public registers
Frozen, Formal, Consultative
2 types of private registers
Casual, Intimate
Language that rarely or never changes (Types of public registers)
Frozen register
Refers to the variety of language used in important, official, or ceremonial situations where proceedings are dictated by particular etiquette or rules (Types of public registers)
Formal register
Refers to a variety of language used in situations where advice is sought or given (Types of public registers)
Consultative register
Other name for casual register
Informal register
Describes speech that is informal or imprecise; uses many nonstandard grammatical forms (Types of private registers)
Casual register
Describes speech that is about personal topics used between close acquaintances and can employ standard or nonstandard grammatical forms (Types of private registers)
Intimate register
Is a general term for any distinctive form of a language or linguistic expression
Language variety/Lect
A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group (Types of lect)
Dialect
A variety spoken in a particular region (Types of lect)
Regional dialect
A variety of language used by a socioeconomic class, a profession, an age group, or any other social group (Types of lect)
Sociolect/Social dialect
A lect spoken by a specific ethnic group (Types of lect)
Ethnolect
The vernacular spoken by some African-Americans; is a type of ethnolect
Ebonics
The language or languages spoken by each individual (Types of lect)
Idiolect
A type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal
Slang
Are specialized words or phrases used by a certain profession or group to refer to things that happen in that profession or group
Jargon
Public property used for streets and road (Example of jargon)
Right of way
A new manhole on an existing pipe (Example of jargon)
Doghouse
Refers to the research that should be done before making an important business decision (Example of jargon)
Due diligence
Is a military jargon used to describe a person whose whereabouts are unknown (Example of jargon)
AWOL/Absence without leave
Is a physical printout of a document (Example of jargon)
Hard copy
Refers to a place for short-term memory storage (Example of jargon)
Cache
Is an overused phrase or reference that has lost its impact after having been used commonly
Cliche
