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Domains A domain is that area of language in which a given register is used. A register may use jargon words and expressions. Jargon is the specialised terminology of a register. The word is often used negatively by those who are not part of that specialised group. However, registers and domains are all examples of language variation - and it is the variety in language that makes it so interesting and so fit for purpose. The following examples will help you to identify an unknown text and recognise particular common domains. Specific domains: Propaganda (North Korea) Bikes (Advertising) Information on a crisp packet (Advertising) Churchill speeches (rhetoric) John F Kennedy's Inaugural Address (rhetoric) Catherine's Talk (child's speech) The Bible The Shoebomber Trial (legal language) Evasive language on the Railways This New Zealand site looks at Language in the Workplace |
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