There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Rèim–chainnte (Language register). Let’s look at some of them again in context.
modhan ùra
new ways, new methods
gu fileantas
to fluency
nam inbheach
as an adult
briathrachas ùr ionmhais is cunntasachd
new financial and accountancy vocabulary
bha mo cheann na bhrochan
I was confused, my head was in a mess
trèanadh luchd–teagaisg
teacher training
na rudan a chuir tuainealaich nam cheann
the things that made me dizzy
riaghailtean gràmair
rules of grammar
‘S e dùbhlan a th’ ann
It’s a challenge
cànan foirmeil
formal language
cànan neo–fhoirmeil
informal language
siùbhlach
eloquent, fluent
rèim–chainnte (modh–cànain, ìre–chànain)
register (linguistic register)
ruitheam
rhythm
suidseadh còd
code-switching
rud bitheanta
a common thing
iomadh–chànanas
multilingualism
We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.