Register

Question 1

What is the meaning of frozen register?

Answer 1

Most rare and formal register- Old language that hasn’t changed and will remain the same e.g the Lord’s Prayer is written in frozen register

Question 2

What is the meaning of formal register?

Answer 2

Addressing the person your speaking to accordingly (text books/news reporters). You usually speak formally to teachers, adults, your boss etc.

Question 3

What is the meaning of informal register?

Answer 3

Speaking in a friendly way to strangers or powerful people

Question 4

What is the meaning of demotic register?

Answer 4

The register we use when addressing close friends or family (slang or swearing)

Question 5

What is the meaning of intimate register?

Answer 5

Most informal speech that is used between partners, babies or pets