Tenor, Register, Audience

Register: Variation of language based on use, formality, and features.

Tenor: Relationships among participants in communication, influenced by roles and power dynamics.

Audience: Intended recipients of a text, crucial for effective communication.

Contexts of Language:

• Cultural Context: Influences attitudes and beliefs related to communication.

• Situational Context: External factors affecting language, including field and setting.

Register Components:

• Field: Subject matter affecting specificity.

• Language Mode: Written vs. spoken text.

• Setting: Physical surroundings of the text.

• Text Type: Nature of the communication form.

Halliday and Hasan (1985): Emphasizes contextual language variation.

Social Distance: Measures intimacy levels in communication.

Practical Tasks: Analyze texts considering function, register, tenor, and audience.