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1. Varieties and
Registers of
Spoken and
Written Language
Group 4:
Jessa Marie G. Atillo
Chris Openiano
Rosenda Elpa
Hanz Rollo

2. Language
-the method of human
communication, either
spoken or written,
consisting of the use of
words in a structured and
conventional way.

3. Spoken Language
-a language produced
by articulate sounds,
as opposed to a
written language .

4. Written Language
is the representation of a
spoken or gestural
language by means of a
writing system.

5. Varieties of Language
In sociolinguistics , language
variety—also called lect —is a
general term for any distinctive
form of a language or linguistic
expression.

6. A.Standard language or standard
variety
- may be defined either as a
language variety used by a
population for public purposes or
as a variety that has undergone
standardization.

7. Example.
English , French ,Portuguese
, German, Korean, Serbo-
Croatian , Spanish ,
Swedish, Armenian and
Chinese .

8. B.Dialect
-is a regional or social variety of
a language distinguished by
pronunciation , grammar,
and/or vocabulary .

9. Types of
Lects
1.Regional dialect: A variety
spoken in a particular region.
2.Ethnolect: A lect spoken by a
specific ethnic group. For example,
Ebonics, the vernacular spoken by
some African-Americans.

10. Types of
Lects
3.Sociolect: Also known as a social
dialect, a variety of language used
by a socioeconomic class, a
profession, an age group, or any
other social group.

11. Types of Lects
4.Idiolect: the language or languages
spoken by each individual. For
example, if you are multilingual and
can speak in different registers and
styles, your idiolect comprises several
languages, each with multiple
registers and styles.

12. What is a Register?
-describes the various
styles of language
available for writing
or speaking
Deciding which language
register is appropriate to
use depends on the:
-audience,topic and
situation.
C.Register

14. 1.Frozen
Register
Language that
rarely or never
changes

15. Examples of Frozen
Register
~Pledge of Allegiance
~Words to a song
~Poetry
~Prayer
~laws

16. 2.Formal
-One-way communication
-Complete sentences
-Focus on form

17. Examples of Formal
Register

18. 3.Consultative
Register
This is the register used
when consulting an expert
such as a doctor. The
language used is more
precise.
No past experience with that
person

19. Examples of
Consultative Register
~Strangers who interact
~Adults at work
~Teachers with students
~Talking with lawyer or
doctor

20. 4.Casual Type Register
This register is
conversational in
tone. It is the
language used
among and
between friends.

21. Examples of Casual

22. 5.Intimate
The language used by
lovers. It is also the
language used in sexual
harassment. This is the
most intimate form of
language.

23. Examples of Intimate
Talking to your
lover,couples,twins

24. Thank You!