Group 8

STYLE, CONTEXT, AND

REGISTER
Ahmad Hadhrian
M. Aufi Dzikri
M. Muhaimin Al Basit
 A. Addressee as an Influence on
Style

The addressee refers to the person targeted or directed in a

conversation. The idea behind addressing someone is that the
better you know someone, the more relaxed your speech style
will be towards them.
 Factors may contribute to determining
the level of social distance or solidarity
between people

Social Backgrou
nd of
Addresse
Age of Addressee
People generally talk Social backgroun
d ca n
differently to children impact to all add
resse.
and to adults – though
some adjust
their speech style or
‘accommodate’ more
than others.
 B. Accomodation
Theory
1.Speech Convergence

2. How do Speakers
Accommodate?
3. Speech
Divergence
4. Stylisation

5. Accomodation Problems
 C. Context, Style, and
Class

Formal
Context and Colloquial
Style or The Hypercorrection
Social Roles
Vernacular
 D. Style in Non-
Western Societies
Japanese is one of a number of languages with a
special set of grammatical contrasts
for expressing politeness and respect for others.
 E. Register
Register is a certain kind
of language patterning
regularly used in a
certain kind of situation.
1. Syntactic Reduction
2. Syntactic Inversion
3. Heavy Noun Modification
 Conclusion

Style, context, and register relate to the

impression of the environment and
situation that regulates language use.
And using language that is appropriate
to a particular situation and group is
very important to communicate
messages effective
 Question

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