Language use and language users

Question 1

variation

Answer 1

the difference associated with particular instances of language use and between groups of language users

Question 2

register

Answer 2

a variety of language that is associated with a particular situation of use

Question 3

situation of use

Answer 3

a specific place, time and context in which communication takes place

Question 4

situational characteristic

Answer 4

a key characteristic of the time, place and contexts in which communication takes place

Question 5

dialect

Answer 5

variation in words and structures associated with a particular geographical region

Question 6

accent

Answer 6

variation in pronunciation associated with a particular geographical region

Question 7

sociolect

Answer 7

variation in language use associated with membership of a particular social group

Question 8

idiolect

Answer 8

variation in language use associated with an individual’s personalised ‘speech style’

Question 9

representation

Answer 9

the portrayal of events, people and circumstances through language and other meaning-making resources (e.g. images and sound) to create a way of seeing the world