What is a register?

What is a register?

Definition
	A register involves the intonation and the vocabulary which are used to address someone specific. These may vary according to the social relationship (or other factors) between the parties involved in dialogue.

Context for this page:

Concept module: register
In modular book: Glossary of Language Learning Terms, by International Language Learning Department
In document collection: Other Resources
In bookshelf: Language Learning

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 3.5, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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