VARIETIES AND REGISTERS OF SPOKEN
AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE
LESSON OUTCOMES:
1.Define Language
2.Identify the importance of the
language.
3.Determine the varieties of the
language.
• Method of human communication, either spoken or
written.
• System of communication which consists of a set of
sounds or written symbols.
LANGUAGE VARIETIES
• Variety of a language – specific set of linguistic
items or human speech pattern that can be
associated with external factor (Wardhaugh 1986)
• All languages exhibit a great deal of internal
variation
KINDS OF LANGUAGE VARIETIES
(Simplified
language)
• A new language develops in situations where
speakers of a different languages needs to
communicate but don’t share common language.
•Language with not native speakers.
•It is no one's first language.
A product of the multilingual
situation in which those who
wish to communicate must find
or improvise a simple language
system that will enable them to
do so.
• From the Latin word creare, meaning to “to beget”
or “create”
• Distinct language which has taken most of its
vocabulary from another language.
• Has its own grammatical rules and full range of
functions
• Will arise when a simplified language was developed by
adults for use as second language, becomes the native and
primary language of their children or next generation.
• When Pidgin becomes the first language of the new
generation.
CHEAP THRILLS
- JAMAICAN CREOLE
JAMAICAN CREOLE
•Father – Fahdah
•Mother – Madda
• Baby me like yuh – Baby I like
you
CREOLE
REGIONAL DIALECT
• Language spoken in a particular
area of a country.
8 MAJOR DIALECTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
• Bikol
• Cebuano
• Hiligaynon (Ilonggo)
• Ilocano
• Kapampangan
• Pangasinan
• Tagalog
MAJOR DIALECTS IN THE INDIA
• As per census:
• Hindi (422m)
• Bengali (83m)
• Telugu (75m)
• Marathi (71m)
MINORITY DIALECT
• Language of members of a particular
minority ethnic group
INDIGENIZED VARIETY
• Spoken mainly as second languages in ex-colonies
with multilingual populations.
Examples:
Chavacano or Chabacano [tʃaβaˈkano]
Indian English
VARIETIES AND REGISTERS OF SPOKEN
AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 4
LESSON 2
LANGUAGE REGISTERS
• Language Formality
• Set of language (vocabulary, grammar etc)
suited to a particular social setting. Also, used in
particular for higher and lower levels of
formality.
•Degree of formality of language
FIVE LANGUAGE REGISTERS
1.Static Register / Frozen Register
2.Formal Register
3.Consultative Register
4.Casual Register
5.Intimate Register
STATIC REGISTER
(FROZEN REGISTER)
• Style of communication rarely or never changes and does
not require feedback. It is “frozen and content”.
Language that never changes.
STATIC REGISTER
(FROZEN REGISTER)
Examples:
• Wedding vows,
"In the name of God, I, [speaker's name], take you, [partner's name], to be
my wedded [wife/husband], to have and to hold, from this day forward,
for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to
love and to cherish, until parted by death. That is my solemn vow.“
• Miranda rights
FORMAL REGISTER
(STANDARD ENGLISH)
• This language used in formal settings. This use of language
usually follows a commonly accepted format – formal
settings.
Example:
Sermon Speeches
School
CONSULTATIVE REGISTER
(LESS FORMAL STANDARD ENGLISH)
• Mutually accepted structure of communication.
• Formal and societal expectations accompany the users of this
language.
Examples:
Doctor and patient
News casting
CASUAL
(GROUP LANGUAGE)
• Language between friends
• Loose sentence structure, vernacular speech
• It is a carefree way of speaking and one in which those who know
you can easily understand or relate to. There are many slang
expressions used in everyday conversations and these phrases
change over time.
Example:
• Slang Chats
• Blogs
INTIMATE
• Language between lovers or other close family and friends.
• Highly informal language used among family members and
close friends, and may include private vocabulary known
only to two people or a small group, as well as nonverbal
cues exclusive to the pair or group.
Example:
• Endearment
• Inside Jokes
Categories of language
register
FORMAL REGISTERS
Polished speech, complex sentences, and precise
vocabulary.
1)Frozen static
2)Consultative
INFORMAL REGISTERS
Occurs between people who speak without trying to be
proper.
1)Casual
2)Intimate
