Conversational Features

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

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Tag Question

Card 3

Front

A word/phrase used to express ambiguity or indecisiveness
EG. sort of, kind of, perhaps, might, maybe, usually, around

Back

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Card 4

Front

Omission of one or more syllables/sounds
EG. gonna, hafta (have to), hansome (handsome)

Back

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Card 5

Front

Body language
EG. facial expressions, laughter, hand gestures

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