PRELIM 03 - Language Styles

Question 1

Refers to a certain manner of speaking or writing, depending on the situation

Answer 1

Language style

Question 2

Refers to a variety or type of language used for a particular purpose in a particular type of communicative interaction

Answer 2

Register

Question 3

3 types of public registers

Answer 3

Frozen, Formal, Consultative

Question 4

2 types of private registers

Answer 4

Casual, Intimate

Question 5

Language that rarely or never changes (Types of public registers)

Answer 5

Frozen register

Question 6

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)

Answer 6

Formal register

Question 7

Refers to a variety of language used in situations where advice is sought or given (Types of public registers)

Answer 7

Consultative register

Question 8

Other name for casual register

Answer 8

Informal register

Question 9

Describes speech that is informal or imprecise; uses many nonstandard grammatical forms (Types of private registers)

Answer 9

Casual register

Question 10

Describes speech that is about personal topics used between close acquaintances and can employ standard or nonstandard grammatical forms (Types of private registers)

Answer 10

Intimate register

Question 11

Is a general term for any distinctive form of a language or linguistic expression

Answer 11

Language variety/Lect

Question 12

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group (Types of lect)

Answer 12

Dialect

Question 13

A variety spoken in a particular region (Types of lect)

Answer 13

Regional dialect

Question 14

A variety of language used by a socioeconomic class, a profession, an age group, or any other social group (Types of lect)

Answer 14

Sociolect/Social dialect

Question 15

A lect spoken by a specific ethnic group (Types of lect)

Answer 15

Ethnolect

Question 16

The vernacular spoken by some African-Americans; is a type of ethnolect

Answer 16

Ebonics

Question 17

The language or languages spoken by each individual (Types of lect)

Answer 17

Idiolect

Question 18

A type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal

Answer 18

Slang

Question 19

Are specialized words or phrases used by a certain profession or group to refer to things that happen in that profession or group

Answer 19

Jargon

Question 20

Public property used for streets and road (Example of jargon)

Answer 20

Right of way

Question 21

A new manhole on an existing pipe (Example of jargon)

Answer 21

Doghouse

Question 22

Refers to the research that should be done before making an important business decision (Example of jargon)

Answer 22

Due diligence

Question 23

Is a military jargon used to describe a person whose whereabouts are unknown (Example of jargon)

Answer 23

AWOL/Absence without leave

Question 24

Is a physical printout of a document (Example of jargon)

Answer 24

Hard copy

Question 25

Refers to a place for short-term memory storage (Example of jargon)

Answer 25

Cache

Question 26

Is an overused phrase or reference that has lost its impact after having been used commonly

Answer 26

Cliche