Language and Identity - What to Analyse?

Standard English- Formal language/register (the language of power)-Expect it from teachers and in proffessional work spaces/environments.
-It signifies status.
-It is the language of academia.
 
Slang- Informal language/register
-Expect it from dinner ladies, friends, often parents and in unproffessional environments.
-Certain work proffesions such as builders and postmen etc.
-It signifies class/social status.

Dialect- Lexical features or variations in grammar
-Expect it in informal environments/informal registers.
-Usually depends on where you live and where you have been brought up.

Taboo- Lexis choices which can be deemed as offensive in some cases
-Expect it from the social group of teenagers.
-Adults mostly use this type of language when they've been hurt/when they are feeling pain.

Technology Influenced Words and Phrases- E.g. tweets, texts/instant messaging
-Text language, e.g. lol (laugh out loud) and cba (can't be asked) are mostly expected to be used by
 teenagers/young adults.
-Sometimes we use this type of language (written language) more than we speak to people in a day (spoken
 language).
-Older people tend not to use text speak.

Neologisms- New words being created - e.g. bestie, selfie and twerking have been recently added to ]
                       the ocford dictionary
-Mostly expected to be created and said by teenagers/young adults.
-Heavily influenced by the media, for example, Miley Cyrus with the word 'twerking'.
-Also known as 'coinage'.

Occupational Register- Language influenced by your personal interests, e.g. jargon used by
                                           'gamers'
-Used by people involved in a certain group or profession.
-Also may depend on where abouts you live and have been brought up.

Recieved Pronounciation- The accent used when teaching the language of English to someone who
                                                 is foreign
-Language of power.
-Mostly used by headteachers, bosses of a proffessional work space/environment, the government and the
 royal family.

Regional Accent- When certain words depend on where you live or where you have been brought up
-Must realise that there are multi-accents within a region.
-People from the same place can speak differently.