LANGUAGE

REGISTERS
 Levels of Language Registers
High formal
It is the level of language that you would use on formal occasions
to address the Queen, an archbishop, president or prime
minister.
Formal
It is used to when you speak or write to your boss, a client or in a
transactional letter. The formal language definition is also called
the consultative register. You use it when, for example, referring
to talking to your doctor and using the polite address of Dr.
 Levels of Language Registers
Neutral
It is the formal or conventional language level you would use in report writing,
business plans and marketing presentations.

Informal
You use informal or casual register when you speak to or write emails to
friends, family or work colleagues.

Vulgar
The vulgar definition is not the language of a smutty joke. It is an intimate
register that contains the type of language we use when we talk to immediate
family members, very close friends, a child or a family pet.
 
 TYPES OF TEXTS

A literary text is a piece of written material,

 

such as a book or poem, that has the.

purpose of telling a story or entertaining, as
in a fictional novel. Its primary function as
a text is usually aesthetic, but it may also
contain political messages or beliefs. Authors
use literary elements to make their writing
more interesting.
 TYPES OF TEXTS

In descriptive writing, the author does not

just tell the reader what was seen, felt,
tested, smelled, or heard. Rather, the author
describes something from their own
experience and, through careful choice of
words and phrasing, makes it seem real.
Descriptive writing is vivid, colorful, and
detailed.
 TYPES OF TEXTS

Narrative text is a story with complication or

problematic events and it tries to find the
resolutions to solve the problems. An
important part of narrative text is
the narrative mode, the set of methods used
to communicate the narrative through a
process narration.
 TYPES OF TEXTS
Journalistic Text is written originally by a writer or
journalist with a unique style and construction
level. It's main goal is to give informative articles to
the readers. News and information are examples of
journalistic text. Each journalistic form and style
uses different techniques and writes for different
purposes and audiences. There are five
principal types of journalism: investigative, news,
reviews, columns and feature writing.
 TYPES OF TEXTS

A legal text is something very different from

ordinary speech. This is especially true of
authoritative legal texts: those that create,
modify, or terminate the rights and
obligations of individuals or institutions.
 TYPES OF TEXTS
◦A scientific text it is a coherent set of statements
related to science or scientific language. This type
of texts uses a clear language and ordered
sentences, with a quite simple syntax.
◦The goal is for this information to be interpreted
correctly by a hearing, so these writings must
communicate some true information.