Language Register

The language register used by magazines all depends upon the genre of the magazine and the target audience so the content of the magazine appeals to them. Although there are some magazines that dont have a specific genre and vary there use of language with the type of music that is being used.

An example of an informal magazine would be NME this magazine uses a more informal approach using more everyday language and more simple lexis, slang may also be used in this type of magazine. There is also a lot of use of immature images and excessive cover and strp lines which give the magazine a bigger sense of informality. This seems to work for NME as the terminology that they use attracts their target audience to the magazine and is also relevant to thier specific genre.

An example of a Formal magazine is Q, the language register would use very little slang or even none at all. The terminology that would be used in the magazine would be of a high class so that would potentially exclude teenagers from buying the magazine, and would create a older high class audience. Other features of the magzine such as the font and images would also be of a much more formal nature. There would be minimal text on the front cover as this creates a much cleaner layout and makes the it look like a higher class magazine.

Overall i want my magazine to use a mixture of formal and informal terminology as my target audience is 16-24 so i do not want to make it overly formal as this could limt my target audience. Althogh i do not want my magazine to be to informal aa that could make it have a 'cheap' feal to it and that is not what i want to achieve. Ideally i would like my magazine to inbetween the two so that it appeals to a more wider range of audience.