Register: The Hidden Determinant in Language

It’s been a while since I did a Pirating College piece (I’ve only done the one, honestly,) and I’m not teaching at the moment, so there’s a bit of an itch. So, let me talk a bit today about a key concept I bring into my classes: Register.

Pirating College, Written by: CameronCameron SummersJune 2, 2021Register, Sociolinguistics, Politics, Old English, American Gods, Neil Gaiman, Freddy Fabris, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, James Baldwin, Inuit, Generation X, Douglas Coupland, XKCD, Randall MunroeComment