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

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everyday English, conversational shorter sentences, smaller vocabulary

(a)  

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

(a)  

short-term popularity

(a)  

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

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what does BICS stands from

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what does CALP stands for

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