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| '''Register''' is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting. | | Isn't SLG vs JGN a very subjective differentiation? For instance, are "prostitutes" a social group or a profession? [[User:Vzakharov|Vzakharov]] 14:49, 23 August 2012 (CEST) |
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| == Natural language ==
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| In the UNLarium framework, register may assume the following values:
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| {{#tree:id=nl_REG|openlevels=0|root=Register (REG)|
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| *archaism (ARC): no longer current
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| *colloquialism (CLQ): not used in formal speech
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| *dialect (DIA): regional speech pattern
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| *jargon (JGN): technical vocabulary of a particular profession
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| *slang (SLG): used by a specific social group
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| *taboo (TAB): offensive
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| === Examples ===
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| *thou (you) = archaism (ARC)
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| *wanna (want to) = colloquialism (CLQ)
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| *wee (small) = dialect (DIA) (Scotticism)
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| *canis lupus familiaris (dog) = jargon (JGN)
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| *ajax (exceptionally attractive girl) = slang (SLG)
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| *crap (nonsense) = taboo (TAB)
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| == UNL ==
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| In UNL, register is represented by attributes:
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| {{#tree:id=unl_REG|openlevels=0|root=Register|
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| *@archaic
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| *@colloquial
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| *@dialect
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| *@jargon
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| *@slang
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| *@taboo
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| }}
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| === Examples ===
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| *Thou = you.@archaic
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| *bide a wee = bide a short time.@dialect
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| *canis lupus familiaris = dog.@jargon
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| *she is ajax = she is attractive.@slang
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Revision as of 12:49, 23 August 2012
Isn't SLG vs JGN a very subjective differentiation? For instance, are "prostitutes" a social group or a profession? Vzakharov 14:49, 23 August 2012 (CEST)
