What does an adolescent who employs the same "register" when speaking to a teacher or friend have difficulty with?
A) pragmatic use of language
B) age appropriate lexicon
C) syntactic structures
D) socio-emotional maturity

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Pragmatic use of language involves understanding social norms and adjusting one's language use accordingly, such as using formal language with a teacher and more informal language with a friend. An adolescent who employs the same "register" in both situations may have difficulty with pragmatic language use. Age appropriate lexicon, syntactic structures, and socio-emotional maturity may also impact language use, but are not specifically related to register.

What Does an Adolescent Who Employs the Same "Register" When