adminFor example, compare the following sentences: (1) “Some fellow got run over and killed by a lorry in the high street yesterday”(2) “A man died yesterday following a collision with a heavy goods vehicle in a busy town centre”. The first one would probably be said in conversation by someone talking with friends.
The other is the way it would probably be reported in a newspaper. So Sentence (1) is in “conversational register”, whilst (2) would be “journalistic register”; it is true that conversational register is more likely to occur in dialect than journalist register is, but the fact that someone speaks in dialect does not preclude registers other than conversational.
Character
The way a person behaves his manners and general behaviour, e.g. arrogant, vain, and accommodating, selfish.
Manners
A response given when engaged in a dialogue can reveal whether the person is polite, gracious or respectful. If done positive manner, if the response is done in a negative way then there will be negative outcome.
If a request’s response is done in a negative way then they will be negative outcome. Say you have used all your pocket money; you go to your father and say,
i) I want more money.
ii) My pocket money is finished, daddy could I please get some more.
iii) What do your registers show about your manner in each case?
Number your answers separately (i) and (ii) NB. Avoid using one word answer but write in full. Do not use good, bad or nice, since they do not tell us anything. Accommodating is appropriate person while vain somehow is proud.
Solution
(i) It shows that I am rude, impolite, ill-mannered or disrespectful.
(ii) It shows that I am polite, mannered or respectful.
Tone and mood
We can tell whether a person is angry, by the tone of his or her voice can also tell whether a person is happy, cheerful or excited by the tone of his or her voice. Test your ability to recognise an appropriate wise use of variety of registers in a range of situation and study each of the situations carefully and underline the key words in each question. Answers should be very brief in most cases on a word or phrase is required. Even in the answers is a sentence brief and you should go to the answers. It is one o’clock but there is still a lot of work to be done, Jotum says: It’s lunch already.
Give two reasons why he would say that.
For you to pass registers you need to be an extensive reader. Registers are there to test your ability to notice and interpret situations, attitude, tone, and feeling.
For instance Attitudes — rude, friendly, Tone — angry, Feelings — hate, love and so forth.
Points to remember on registers. These test whether you know the spoken or sometimes written language which is appropriate for communicating in particular situations and with particular people. Most questions contain alternatives. You must choose the most appropriate answer. More than one answer will usually be correct in terms of the factual content but only one usually uses the right tone and language-the appropriate register. Think about the situation and people involved.
If they are strangers, they will use “formal” language, for example in a formal greeting, they may say, Good afternoon, Mr/ Ms . . . If they are friends, in the same context of greeting, their relationship to one another and the context in which they are talking will all help you decide what language is appropriate.
Think about the “attitudes” that the language of your answer should show.
Should it show politeness, respect, anger, surprise, regret or persuasion, for example? As you look at the alternatives, say each one silently to yourself. Does it sound right in the situation? Does it sound right with the people involved in the situation?
Does it show the right attitude? Is it likely to offend someone?
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