Register variation

Register variation is a language inherent feature that describes a speaker’s systematic choice of pronunciation, vocabulary or grammatical structures that reflect numerous non-linguistic factors (cf. Conrad and Biber 2001: 4). Registers differ linguistically from each other according to the special situational circumstances. The degree of linguistic variation often depends on the more general or specified character of the register, with general registers usually providing a wider range of variation (cf. Conrad and Biber 2001: 3). The identification of differences among registers is based on the relative distribution of pervasive register features. Therefore, register analysis requires a quantitative comparison of the frequencies of register features (cf. Conrad and Biber 2001: 5).

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