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Pedro Vasquez
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In linguistics, the register is defined as the way a speaker uses language differently in different circumstances.
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Registers are marked by a variety of specialized vocabulary and turns of phrases, colloquialisms and the use of jargon, and a difference in intonation and pace; in "The Study of Language," linguist George Yule describes the function of jargon as helping " to create and maintain connections among those who see themselves as 'insiders' in some way and to exclude 'outsiders.'"
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Slang
Slang is an informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined and rapidly changing words and phrases.
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In linguistics, the register is defined as the way a speaker uses language differently in different circumstances.
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