Alexander Sizykh

Literature Review In this chapter, we introduce the difference between the registers of sports announcer talk. With the help of Ferguson’s overview, we determine the aspect of differentiation. Analyzing Reaser’s research, two broadcasting subregisters are distinguished and defined. One more subregister is introduced in the Lewandowski’s investigation. Charles A. Ferguson started investigation of sports announcer talk (SAT) in the early 1980s. In “ Sports Announcer Talk: Syntactic Aspects of Register Variation ” (1983), he defines sportscasting as “the oral reporting of an ongoing activity, combined with provision of background information and interpretation”. At that time fans were used to listening to radio broadcasts rather than to watching TV transmissions. So, the author with his students examines radio recording excerpts of American and Japanese baseball and American football games. Ferguson also clarifies that SAT implies a monolog or a dialog with unknown audience tha...