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Revision as of 11:55, 18 January 2010

Register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting. It includes

Contents

Natural language

In the UNLarium framework, register may assume the following values:

Examples

  • thou (you) = archaism (ARC)
  • wanna (want to) = colloquialism (CLQ)
  • wee (small) = dialect (DIA) (Scotticism)
  • canis lupus familiaris (dog) = jargon (JGN)
  • ajax (exceptionally attractive girl) = slang (SLG)

UNL

In UNL, register is to be represented by attributes:

Examples

  • Thou = you.@archaic
  • bide a wee = bide a short time.@dialect
  • canis lupus familiaris = dog.@jargon
  • she is ajax = she is attractive.@slang
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