LEC 4: Registers

Registers

Style that’s appropriate for the specific situation in writing and speaking; Vital component of culture, language continues to evolve to serve people’s needs; Is purpose-driven

Registers

How a person uses language (spoken, written, body, etc) to communicate to a certain audience based on social occasion and event

No immediate feedback

Why registers in writing may be tricky?

Face-to-face

When is it easier to change your registers?

Michael Halliday

Introduced 3 Variables that Determine How to Analyze Registers

Field, Tenor, Mode

3 Variables that Determine How to Analyze Registers

Field

One of the 3 Variables that Determine How to Analyze Registers; what the subject matter of the text/exchange is

Tenor

One of the 3 Variables that Determine How to Analyze Registers; relationship between the speaker/author and listener/audience

Mode

One of the 3 Variables that Determine How to Analyze Registers; How the subject matter is constructed or presented

Cassy Intimately Consulted Frozen Ford

Mnemonic to Remember 5 Ranges of Registers

Casual, Intimate, Consultative, Frozen/Static, Formal

5 Ranges of Registers

Casual

One of the 5 Ranges of Registers; Language used in simple conversations, no formalities and everyone could understand with no hampers

Intimate

One of the 5 Ranges of Registers; Language used towards family, loved ones, and special partners

Consultative

One of the 5 Ranges of Registers; Language that is less formal and used around employers to employees, doctor’s medication, and others

Formal

One of the 5 Ranges of Registers; Language used around businesses, formal gatherings, scholarly works, and other formal occasions

Frozen/Static

One of the 5 Ranges of Registers; Language that is unchangeable/immortalized (ex: wedding vows, Bible verses)

Lin

Stated people always make a “language in everyday, local, oral contexts”

Tenor

(According to Book) Most complicated out of the three dimensions; marked by power relations that are either equal or unequal

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

SWOT Analysis

Van der Wagen

Pointed out that the SWOT analysis is made easy with knowing certain steps, such as the project scope, objectives, financial viability, project milestones

Project scope, objectives, financial viability, project milestones

Van der Wagen pointed out that the SWOT analysis is made easy with knowing certain steps. What did they include?