Field
The topic or subject matter of a text, which influences vocabulary choices and level of technicality. Field is one component of register.
Real World
A Nike marketing email uses sports performance vocabulary ('endurance', 'personal best', 'recovery') because its field is athletic training, making the language immediately credible to its target audience.
Exam Focus
Identify field-specific lexis and explain how it constructs authority or excludes non-specialist readers — don't just label vocabulary 'technical'.
How well did you know this?