spoken language features

some spoken language features and there meanings

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Adjacency pairs
socially acceptable pairs of standard conversation
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back channel features
an acknowledgment or assurance
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fillers
meaningless words to fill talk space and allow thought
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phatic language
extended small talk
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dialect
words particular to an area culture or region
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ellision
words that have been pushed together
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body language
the way that the body is positioned to show an emotion or feeling
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ellipsis
words that have been missed out
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tag question
a declarative sentence with words added to create a question
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hedge
soften the meaning of what's being said
10 of 13
gestures
the way the body moves to show emotion or feeling
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stress
when a word or sound is emphasised
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Interactional talk
conversation for social or personal reasons
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Card 2

Front

an acknowledgment or assurance

Back

back channel features

Card 3

Front

meaningless words to fill talk space and allow thought

Back

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Card 4

Front

extended small talk

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

words particular to an area culture or region

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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