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language registers  

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  • Users of most languages alter the way they address others according to social backgrounds, intentions, geography, gender, and age. Other factors, such as occupation, may also influence register. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Language Registers]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-B4D5WR46-3

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