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    Registers of English refer to the different ways language is used depending on social situations. There are formal, informal, and neutral registers. Formal registers are used in situations like religious settings, proposals, and business letters, while informal registers are used with friends and family. Understanding registers helps determine what vocabulary and structures are appropriate based on factors like field, mode, tenor, and intended audience.

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    Registers of English refer to the different ways language is used depending on social situations. There are formal, informal, and neutral registers. Formal registers are used in situations like religious settings, proposals, and business letters, while informal registers are used with friends and family. Understanding registers helps determine what vocabulary and structures are appropriate based on factors like field, mode, tenor, and intended audience.

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    Registers of English refer to the different ways language is used depending on social situations. There are formal, informal, and neutral registers. Formal registers are used in situations like religious settings, proposals, and business letters, while informal registers are used with friends and family. Understanding registers helps determine what vocabulary and structures are appropriate based on factors like field, mode, tenor, and intended audience.

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    Language Registers

    Registers of English
    REGISTERS
    In linguistics, the register is
    defined as the way a
    speaker uses language
    differently in different
    circumstances

    SOCIAL SITUATIONS
    RELIGIOUS FORMAL

    SCIENTIFIC
    Language
    Varieties

    Characteristics
    of users
    FIELD, MODE, MANNER OF
    DISCOURSE
    GENRE REGISTER
    GENRE
    How the culture
    is organized
    REGISTERS
    How situations
    are put together
    Different kinds
    of language
    that depend on
    situations
    Field, mode and
    tenor are
    important in
    understanding
    register
    FIELD
    Social setting or
    communicative
    purpose
    TENOR
    The role of reader
    and the writer have
    to play
    TENOR
    Cultural values
    they share
    MODE
    What the
    interlocutors need
    to know
    MODE
    To understand
    genre and formal
    text features
    Language
    Registers
    - How formal a
    person’s speech is
    Register helps you figure
    out what kind of vocabulary and
    structure to use.
    FORMAL INFORMAL
    NEUTRAL
    FORMAL COMMUNICATIVE
    SITUATIONS
    Ordinary
    Language
    For various audiences
    To touch the
    very core of
    the listener’s
    heart
    FORMAL REGISTER
    PROJECT PROPOSALS
    POSITION PAPER
    BUSINESS LETTERS
    INFORMAL REGISTER
    People you love,
    friends, or
    relatives
    Writing can be
    emotional
    LEGALESE / LEGAL LANGUAGE
    TEXTESE / LANGUAGE TEXTS
    Abbreviations,
    slang words,
    acronyms,
    and
    expressions
    MISINTERPRETATION MISCOMMUNICATION
    LET’S PONDER

    Our language is the reflection of


    ourselves. A language is an exact
    reflection of the character and growth
    of its speakers.

    Cesar Chavez
    THANK YOU FOR
    LISTENING!

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