French/English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

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familiar style

[Subentry of familiar, style₂]

Fr    registre familier, style familier, style informel

Synonym(s): casual speech, casual style, informal speech, informal style

Antonym(s): careful speech, formal speech, formal style

Related term(s): colloquial speech

Domain: Sociolinguistics

Source(s): Pei & Gaynor 1954: 72; Ruwet 1973[trans.]: 20

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	false
	false friend
	falsetto
	falsifiability
	falsification
	falsity
	familiar
	familiar style
	family
	family resemblance
	faux ami
	favored
	feature
	feature specification
	feedback

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