ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-DEP3-0002 · ATLAS 251

Everyday language

Language use in everyday social life outside highly specialised institutional registers.

Explanation

Language use in everyday social life outside highly specialised institutional registers. Shows how shared situational knowledge enables compression, implication and flexible meanings.

Example

Are you making more coffee? may be a question, request or shared plan.

Counterexample

A mere label without the described movement.

Distinction

Distinguish from Umgangssprache; the neighbour remains connected.

Effect on thought and perception

Shows how shared situational knowledge enables compression, implication and flexible meanings.

Resonance

Shows how shared situational knowledge enables compression, implication and flexible meanings.

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Everyday language“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-DEP3-0002. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-DEP3-0002

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