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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
What does it mean to say that something is "informal" but "standard"?
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"informal" but "standard"
What does it mean to say that something is "informal" but "standard"?
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Whether language is formal or informal is a question of register. Whether language is standard or not depends on whether it meets the generally accepted canons of what is considered to be the standard variety of the language in question. We were over the moon = informal + standard We was over the moon = informal + non-standard
- Whether language is formal or informal is a question of register.
- Whether language is standard or not depends on whether it meets the generally accepted canons of what is considered to be the standard variety of the language in question.
- We were over the moon = informal + standard We was over the moon = informal + non-standard
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Whether language is formal or informal is a question of register.
Whether language is standard or not depends on whether it meets the generally accepted canons of what is considered to be the standard variety of the language in question.
We were over the moon = informal + standard
We was over the moon = informal + non-standard
Whether language is standard or not depends on whether it meets the generally accepted canons of what is considered to be the standard variety of the language in question.
We were over the moon = informal + standard
We was over the moon = informal + non-standard
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