... quite informal, such as when Louisa appears sarcastic with him with the line, "Get up you idiot" and "Stupid soppy git." However, at some points in the extract, Louisa's monologue becomes quite formal when talking about the upcoming war, and she has a high register in comparison to Chris. This also gives the reader the impression that Louisa is of a higher social class than Chris. This is because Chris repetitively drops his 't's and 'g's, such as, "Wha' are you on abou'?" showing a clear accent, whereas Louisa is continually well spoken yet the reader is under the impression that this has not always been so when Chris comments on her new accent and she replies with, "My motto innit." The relationship between Michael Parkinson and Elijah Wood is also quite informal, though Parkinson has a higher register than Wood. Wood shows that he is younger through his dialect, ...

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