Does Language Affect The Choice Of Language In Do Angels Wear Brassiere?
They are many factors which may affect a writer's choice of language in a narrative piece, these include: context, tone and register. In Oliver Senior’s “Do Angels Wear Brassieres?” the choice of language was creole in the basilect and mesolect variation.
In this narrative, language choices were made based on the context and audience. Context is defined as the circumstances that form the setting for an event; in this piece the context or setting was a church. In churches communication amongst members and those of authority would take on the consultative register as seen in the piece would take on the consultative language register. As the consultative register was used in Archdeacon’s and Rebecca’s conversation, the main concern was that
In this narrative, language choices were made based on the context and audience. Context is defined as the circumstances that form the setting for an event; in this piece the context or setting was a church. In churches communication amongst members and those of authority would take on the consultative register as seen in the piece would take on the consultative language register. As the consultative register was used in Archdeacon’s and Rebecca’s conversation, the main concern was that