Discussion
A set of linguistic forms used in given social circumstances is known as:
Answer: B
A register is a set of linguistic forms used in a given social situation, such as legal or medical language. Jargon is the special vocabulary of a profession, and slang is informal language. The answer is register, option B.
A register varies with the field, the tenor and the mode of communication, so legal English differs from the English of a chat. Language is the whole system, jargon is vocabulary of a trade and slang is informal, group-marked speech, so none is the set of forms for one situation.
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