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Which of the following definitions of various social variations in language is incorrect?
- 1Convergence is a speech style that attempts to reduce social distance, using forms similar to those of the interlocutor.
- 2A register is a conventional way of using language appropriate to a specific context, which may be situational, occupational, or topical.
- 3Slang describes words or phrases used instead of more everyday terms among younger speakers and other groups with special interests.
- 4Jargons are words and phrases, often involving body parts, bodily functions and sexual acts, that people avoid for reasons related to religion, politeness and prohibited behavior.✓
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Jargons are words and phrases, often involving body parts, bodily functions and sexual acts, that people avoid for reasons related to religion, politeness and prohibited behavior.
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