1. Very little has been published about this new, restricted code . 2. Within the restricted code , speakers draw on background knowledge and shared understanding. 3. A person overhearing a conversation full of restricted code would be quite lost. 4. The two types of language codes are the elaborated code and the restricted code . 5. Restricted codes can be found among friends and families and other intimately knit groups.6. When the socialising agencies are well defined and structured you find a restricted code . 7. However, restricted code is shorter, condensed and requires background information and prior knowledge. 8. Bernstein suggests a correlation between social class and the use of either elaborated or restricted code . 9. There are two factors which contribute to the development of either an elaborated or restricted code within a system. 10. The restricted code is less formal with shorter phrases interjected into the middle or end of a thought to confirm understanding.