Conversational Features 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage variation and discoursesA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: tkCreated on: 23-04-24 15:21 Prosodic Feature Communication through other facets other than words EG. pitch, loudness 1 of 12 Tag Question A question which follows a statement that asks for confirmation/agreement EG. yeah?, you know what I mean?, don't you? 2 of 12 Hedges A word/phrase used to express ambiguity or indecisiveness EG. sort of, kind of, perhaps, might, maybe, usually, around 3 of 12 Elision Omission of one or more syllables/sounds EG. gonna, hafta (have to), hansome (handsome) 4 of 12 Paralinguistic Features Body language EG. facial expressions, laughter, hand gestures 5 of 12 Fillers Interruptions in speech which allows time to think or express emotion or emphasis EG. erm, like, uh, well, to be honest 6 of 12 Non-fluency Feature Interrupt the flow of communication EG. overlapping speech, pauses in speech, false starts, repetition of words, fillers 7 of 12 Turn-taking Taking turns in speech 8 of 12 Phatic Talk Small talk, opens the conversation and initiates social interaction EG. weather, current events, personal interests 9 of 12 Adjacency Pairs Things that go together in conversations EG. question + answer, greetings, farewells, request + response 10 of 12 Back-channeling Sounds or words spoken by the listener to show interest and involvement in the conversation EG. uh-huh, mhm, yeah, really?, I see 11 of 12 Elipsis Missing out words EG. you going out? (Are you going out?) 12 of 12
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