Speech Styles

• Intimate – This style is private, which occurs between and among close family members or intimate individuals. 
• Casual – This style is common among peers, friends and acquaintances that do not require background information
• Consultative – This style is the opposite of the intimate style because this style is used precisely among people who do not share common experiences or meaning. 
• Formal – this style is used in formal settings or for imparting information. 
• Frozen – This style is formal whose quality is static, ritualistic and may even be archaic.