L3: Language Registers

Question 1

Registers are determined by such factors as SOCIAL OCCASION, CONTEXT PURPOSE, and AUDIENCE.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

The formal register is used in professional, academic, or legal settings where communication is expected to be respectful, uninterrupted, and restrained. Slang is never used, and contractions are
rare.

Answer 2

FORMAL REGISTER

Question 3

a business presentation,
pronouncements made by judges, SONA of
the President.

Answer 3

FORMAL REGISTER

Question 4

Use of slang, contractions, and vernacular
grammar is all common, and people may
also use expletives or off color language in
some settings.

Answer 4

CASUAL REGISTER

Question 5

This form is sometimes called the static register because it refers to historic
language or communication that is intended to remain unchanged, like a constitution or prayer.

Answer 5

FROZEN REGISTER

Question 6

the local TV news broadcast
interview, lawyer to client, doctor to patient,
teacher to student.

Answer 6

CONSULTATIVE REGISTER

Question 7

Linguists say this register is reserved for
special occasions, usually between only two
people and often in private.

Answer 7

INTIMATE REGISTER

Question 8

Defined as the way a speaker uses language differently in different
circumstances.

Answer 8

REGISTER

Question 9

birthday party, backyard
barbeque, letter to friends. Messenger
GC among friends.

Answer 9

CASUAL REGISTER

Question 10

This is the register people use when they’re
with friends, close acquaintances and co
workers, and family.

Answer 10

CASUAL REGISTER

Question 11

The Bible and The Philippine Constitution.

Answer 11

FROZEN REGISTER

Question 12

People use this register often in conversation
when they’re speaking with someone who
has specialized knowledge or who is offering
advice.

Answer 12

CONSULTATIVE REGISTER

Question 13

inside joke between two college friends or siblings, a word whispered in a lover’s ear.

Answer 13

INTIMATE REGISTER