Social interactions

Social interactions are affected by

• relative positions in the given society
• the appropriate register or formality
• the platform of communication
• the cultural backgounds of the participants

As we have discussed in class, the social interactions of a student with other individuals will vary greatly depending on these variables

exmaples follow

student to administrator - speech, - distant, formal, brief with much omitted detail
student to other student - speech - distant, brief, informal
student to friends - chat/messaging - close, lengthy, detailed, informal including a great deal of slang
student to friends - sms - close, brief, informal and abbreviations
student to family - speech - (our example) close, formal, omitted detail