Standard English
- considered to have most prestige
- formal register, language of power
- expected in school and work, proffesional
- suggestion of class
Dialect
- lexical features or variations in grammar
- specific to the area
Taboo
- deemed to be offensive
- swear words
- usual feature of conversation in social groups
Technology influenced words and phrases
- words normally found in written forms
- e.g lol, cba, tweets, texts
- used in social groups
Neologisms
- new words
- coinage
- e.g selfie, emoji
- influence of media
Occupational register
- jargon
- largely based on shared understanding
Received pronunciation
- 'correct' way of speaking'
- language of power
- expected of lawyers, news readers etc.
Regional accent
- the way you pronounce certain words depending on where you live
multi accents
Slang
- considered informal
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