Register
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 9 August 2014
Register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting.
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Natural language
In the UNLarium framework, register may assume the following values:
Examples
- thou (you) = archaism (ARC)
- wanna (want to) = colloquialism (CLQ)
- wee (small) = dialect (DIA) (Scotticism)
- canis lupus familiaris (dog) = jargon (JGN)
- nitwit (stupid person) = pejorative (PEJ)
- waken (awake) = literary (LIT)
- ajax (exceptionally attractive girl) = slang (SLG)
- crap (nonsense) = taboo (TAB)
UNL
In UNL, register is represented by attributes:
Examples
- Thou = you.@archaic
- bide a wee = bide a short time.@dialect
- canis lupus familiaris = dog.@jargon
- she is ajax = she is attractive.@slang
