linguistic register; language style
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linguistic register; stylistic variety of language formed to meet different communicative needs
formalTechnical term in linguistics. Commonly divided into spoken register (口语语体) and written register (书面语体), each with distinct vocabulary and grammatical features.
Yǔ语
tǐ体
tōng通
cháng常
fēn分
wéi为
kǒu口
yǔ语
yǔ语
tǐ体
hé和
shū书
miàn面
yǔ语
tǐ体
liǎng两
dà大
lèi类
。
Registers are usually divided into two major categories: spoken register and written register.
Fǎ法
lǜ律
wén文
jiàn件
shǐ使
yòng用
de的
shì是
zhèng正
shì式
de的
shū书
miàn面
yǔ语
tǐ体
。
Legal documents use a formal written register.
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Rì日
cháng常
duì对
huà话
tōng通
cháng常
cǎi采
yòng用
kǒu口
yǔ语
yǔ语
tǐ体
，
bǐ比
jiào较
suí随
yì意
zì自
rán然
。
Daily conversations usually adopt a spoken register, which is relatively casual and natural.
Bù不
tóng同
de的
yǔ语
tǐ体
yǒu有
bù不
tóng同
de的
cí词
huì汇
hé和
yǔ语
fǎ法
tè特
diǎn点
。
Different registers have different lexical and grammatical characteristics.