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Source:Montano-Harmon, M. R. “Developing
English for Academic Purposes” California State University, Fullerton.
Five language registers Each level should be used in its
appropriate setting, as you consider Your Audience (who) Your Topic (what) Your Purpose (why) Your Location (where)
You must control the use of language registers in order to enjoy success in every aspect and situation you encounter.
This style of communications RARELY or NEVER changes. It is “frozen” in time and
content. The Pledge of Allegiance
The Lord’s Prayer The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
laws
Used in formal settings One-way in nature
Follows a commonly accepted format
Impersonal and formal Examples: speeches, sermons,
rhetorical statements and questions, pronouncements made by judges, and announcements.
Standard form of communication Users engage in a mutually-accepted
structure of speech. Professional discourse, such as when
strangers meet, or communications between a superior and a subordinate,
doctor and patient, teacher and student
This is informal language used by peers and friends. Slang, vulgarities, and
colloquialisms are normal. This is “group” language. One must be a member to
engage in this register, such as buddies, teammates, chats and emails, and blogs,
and letters to friends.
This communication style is private. It is reserved for close
family members or intimate people, such as husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend,
siblings, or parents and children.