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Tanit Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
slower register( ?)
Context: an information sheet for presenters at a conference.
"This is an international conference where most participants are not native English speakers. This means speaking in a slightly slower register and explaining any acronyms or references"
I'm not quite sure about the part in boldface. Is there such a thing as a "slow register"? I wonder if they meant "slightly slower pace" (which would be reasonable in this context) or possibly "slightly lower register" (but don't think so, it's a conference after all).
[:^)]
Any ideas?
Thank you,
"This is an international conference where most participants are not native English speakers. This means speaking in a slightly slower register and explaining any acronyms or references"
I'm not quite sure about the part in boldface. Is there such a thing as a "slow register"? I wonder if they meant "slightly slower pace" (which would be reasonable in this context) or possibly "slightly lower register" (but don't think so, it's a conference after all).
[:^)]
Any ideas?
Thank you,
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Hi, It's a rather odd phrase. I think they are probably trying to convey both of the ideas that you have mentioned. Clive
- Hi, It's a rather odd phrase.
- I think they are probably trying to convey both of the ideas that you have mentioned.
- Clive
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Hi,
It's a rather odd phrase. I think they are probably trying to convey both of the ideas that you have mentioned.
Clive
It's a rather odd phrase. I think they are probably trying to convey both of the ideas that you have mentioned.
Clive
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I think it does refer to a lower register. At a conference where participants are not native speakers, one would want to speakactually in al lower register (on the vocal scale), avoiding harsh, vibrant, exuberant, high-pitched tones. One would also want to speak in slower speed, but that probably has nothing to do with 'register'.
On a recent trip to Scandinavia, we were at dinner in
On a recent trip to Scandinavia, we were at dinner in
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PhilipAt a conference where participants are not native speakers, one would want to speak actually in a lower register (on the vocal scale), avoiding harsh, vibrant, exuberant, high-pitched tones.Hi Philip,
Thanks for this info.
I didn't know "register" could be associated with pitch and intonation. I thought it had to do only with choice of voc
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I didn't know "register" could be associated with pitch and intonation. I thought it had to do only with choice of vocabulary, level of formality etc.
More with pitch than with intonation. The four basic registers are soprano, mezzo-soprano (formerly alto), tenor and bass. Of course they overlap considerably.
More with pitch than with intonation. The four basic registers are soprano, mezzo-soprano (formerly alto), tenor and bass. Of course they overlap considerably.
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I used to sing soprano in my church choir.
More with pitch than with intonation. The four basic registers are soprano, mezzo-soprano (formerly alto), tenor and bass. Of course they overlap considerably.
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slower register makes no sense to me.
lower register makes no sense to me in the sense of speaking slang.
lower register makes little sense, if any, to me in the sense of lowering the pitch of the voice.
I think they mean "Speak slowly".
CJ
lower register makes no sense to me in the sense of speaking slang.
lower register makes little sense, if any, to me in the sense of lowering the pitch of the voice.
I think they mean "Speak slowly".
CJ
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