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Pragmatics and Register (sociolinguistics)

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Difference between Pragmatics and Register (sociolinguistics)

Pragmatics vs. Register (sociolinguistics)

Pragmatics is a subfield of linguistics and semiotics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning. In linguistics, a register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting.

Similarities between Pragmatics and Register (sociolinguistics)

Pragmatics and Register (sociolinguistics) have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Code-switching, Geoffrey Leech, Linguistics, Phatic expression, Sociolinguistics, Stylistics.

Code-switching

In linguistics, code-switching occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation.

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Geoffrey Leech

Geoffrey Neil Leech FBA (16 January 1936 – 19 August 2014) was a specialist in English language and linguistics.

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Linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and involves an analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context.

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Phatic expression

In linguistics, a phatic expression is communication which serves a social function, such as social pleasantries that don't seek or offer any information of value.

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Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used, and society's effect on language.

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Stylistics

Stylistics, a branch of applied linguistics, is the study and interpretation of texts in regard to their linguistic and tonal style.

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Pragmatics and Register (sociolinguistics) Comparison

Pragmatics has 111 relations, while Register (sociolinguistics) has 53. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 3.66% = 6 / (111 + 53).

References

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