Varieties and Registers of Spoken and Written Language

Two category of standard english

• slang

• formal

• informal

• dialect

Two levels of usage

• standard english

• non - standard english

• verbal

• non verbal

standard english are

• spoken

• written

• none of the above

traditional, complex structure sentences, extensive vocabulary

everyday English, conversational shorter sentences, smaller vocabulary

Restricted to a specific geographical location, social, or ethnic group

short-term popularity

a linguistic repertoire that is associated, culture-internally, with particular social practices and with persons who engage in such practices.

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