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Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Language Variation
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Language variation describes the many different ways we use the English language. Sometimes it seems as if we are chameleons, changing our tone, register, level of formality and choice of vocabulary according to the situation. Sometimes people even change their accent or dialect in order to avoid being judged negatively by others.

Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Language Variation
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1. Whether you are speaking or writing, this will determine the language variety which you employ.
2. The particular version of a language used by those who are members of a large group (i.e. inhabitants of the same geographical region or members of the same socio-economic class).
3. The particular way a language is pronounced by an individual or a group is known as...
4. A language variety chosen to suit the audience is known as...
5. A word which would only be used in an informal, familiar context is described as a...
6. Highly-informal language which can include elements of jargon, neologism and colloquialism.
7. What is the term used for an individual's unique pattern of speech?
8. Specialist language which is not usually understood by those who are not members of the group using it.
9. The dialect of English which is agreed by the majority of native speakers as 'correct' is known as...
10. A freshly-coined word or phrase is known as a...

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