Restricted Code, Simple, short sentences, Limited, repetitive vocabulary, Meaning is context dependent , Assumes shared knowledge: 'can you pass me the thingamajig.', Informal or colloquial , Adding filler words and phrases into a conversation: 'you know', 'right?', 'how ya doing?' , more idiomatic language: 'He let the cat out of the bag.', They're playing football and he kicks it and it goes through there, it breaks the window and they're looking at it and he comes out and shouts at them because they've broken it so they run away and then she looks out and she tells them off.', Elaborated, Complex, subordinate clauses, Varied and precise vocabulary, Meaning is context-independent, Explicit explanation, Formal, institutional, 'The old man was being particularly cantankerous.', Avoids idioms, Fuller and more detailed sentences, to the point where they can be understood on their own, 'Three boys are playing football and one boy kicks the ball and it goes through the window and the ball breaks the window and the boys are looking at it and a man comes out and shouts at them because they've broken the window so they run away and then that lady looks out of her window and she tells the boys off.'.

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