Armstrong and Miller

In the video, “Armstrong and Miller RAF pilots 'D-Day'”, the two main characters (Armstrong and Miller) use speech in a different register to what would be expected by where it’s set; during the war, black and white picture, etc. In fact, the register used is the complete opposite as you would expect the two characters to speak in a formal language, whereas they’re talking in a colloquial language in this video which would most commonly be used my teenagers.  Armstrong and Miller use slang and everyday modern language, such as ‘lush’, ‘aint’ and ‘blud’, which is interesting as it contrasts to their very posh and stereotypical British accents. What’s interesting about this video, is that when you think of a black and white production, you wouldn’t associate the language to be spoken in this way, as colloquial register was rarely used in this time of day (developed later on).

The characters use fillers, such as ‘like’, in a colloquial register that is used as well as a range of high-frequency lexis. Also, back channel agreement is used, words such as, ‘yeah’ and ‘mmm’ when communicating with eachother.