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    This document discusses varieties and registers of spoken and written language. It defines three varieties of English - the acrolect, which comes closest to the standard; the basilect, which digresses from the standard; and the mesolect, which is midway between the two. It also defines three registers of language - style, which refers to formality; register, which refers to language forms in social situations; and genre, which is associated with cultural organization. Formal language is used in formal situations, while informal language is more casual and appropriate between friends and relatives.

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    This document discusses varieties and registers of spoken and written language. It defines three varieties of English - the acrolect, which comes closest to the standard; the basilect, which digresses from the standard; and the mesolect, which is midway between the two. It also defines three registers of language - style, which refers to formality; register, which refers to language forms in social situations; and genre, which is associated with cultural organization. Formal language is used in formal situations, while informal language is more casual and appropriate between friends and relatives.

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    This document discusses varieties and registers of spoken and written language. It defines three varieties of English - the acrolect, which comes closest to the standard; the basilect, which digresses from the standard; and the mesolect, which is midway between the two. It also defines three registers of language - style, which refers to formality; register, which refers to language forms in social situations; and genre, which is associated with cultural organization. Formal language is used in formal situations, while informal language is more casual and appropriate between friends and relatives.

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    VARIETIES AND REGISTER OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN MESOLECT- the middle variety is midway between

    LANGUAGE the acrolect and basilect.

    VARIETIES IN ENGLISH  From the variety of English used by the native


    speakers such as British, Americans, Canadians,
    Australians, and New Zealanders, English has
    evolved into post colonial varieties and should not
    be mistaken as errors most especially if they have
    become the standard in the speech community and
    have been codified.

    LANGUAGE REGISTERS/ REGISTERS OF ENGLISH

    David Crystal (2008) defines register as “a variety of


    language defined according to its use in social
    situations.

    When it comes to language variation, the terms genre,


    register, and style are often encountered.

    STYLE – refers to the degree of formality attached to


    particular interpersonal social situation which is
    reflected by differences in language.
    The famous “Three Concentric Circles of Asian Englishes”
    attributed to Kachru presents the three circles: REGISTER- refers to a kind of language whose forms
    are of definable social situation, regardless of the
     Inner Circle with ENL (English as a native
    status of the participants.
    Language) - thus represents the traditional
    historical and sociolinguistic bases of English in GENRE- is associated more with the organization of
    regions where it is now used as a primary language. culture, register is associated with the organization of
     Outer Circle with ESL (English as a second situation.
    language) - English is not the native tongue, but
    serves as a useful lingua franca between ethnic and  Field- may be analyzed in terms of the social
    language groups. setting and the communicative purpose in
     Expanding Circle with EFL (English as a Foreign which the text is produced.
    Language) - encompasses countries where English  Tenor – may be described in terms of the
    plays no historical or governmental role, but where roles required of the writers and readers
    it is nevertheless widely used as a medium of including the cultural values shared by both.
    international communication.  Mode – explained in light of the knowledge of
    other texts required of speakers/listeners
     It is then to be understood that people have and writers/readers as regards the genre
    different linguistic and cultural backgrounds including the formal text features.
    making intercultural communication a significant
    Language register then refers to the formality of
    variable in communication.
    language which one speaks.
     In terms of social features, differences can also
    be highlighted in that there is continuum of Formal language- is used in formal speaking and
    basilectal, Mesolectal, and acrolectal varieties of writing situations.
    English within the same speech community.
    ACROLECT- comes closest to the standard. Informal language- is more casual in tone, is
    BASILECT- digresses thoroughly from it and appropriate for people with whom you have
    comes closest to the pidgin. established a more personal relationship as in the
    case of friends and relatives.

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