Glossary of spoken language features 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageKey wordsASAQA Created by: ellaCreated on: 07-04-14 20:00 Accent Ways in which words are pronounced 1 of 27 Adjacency pairs Parallel expressions, speaking turns 2 of 27 Back channel Words, phrases and non verbal utterances , i see, oh, used for feedback 3 of 27 Contraction A reduced form, cannot is can't 4 of 27 Deixis Verbal pointing, this that, there 5 of 27 Dialect Distinctive grammar or vocab associated with regional or social use of language 6 of 27 Discourse marker Used to signal relationships and connections, first, on the other hand 7 of 27 Elision Slurring words, gonna , going to 8 of 27 Ellipsis Missing out words, you going to the party, misses out verb 9 of 27 False start When speaker begins an utterance, stops and reformulates it 10 of 27 Filler Words that carry no conventional meaning, allow us time to think, create a pause in conversation, er, um 11 of 27 Grice maxisms 4 basic conversational rules, quanity, quality, relevance, manner 12 of 27 Hedge Soften weaken force of the way something is said, perhaps, maybe 13 of 27 Idiolect Individual style of speaking 14 of 27 Interactional talk Language in conversation used for interpersonal reasons 15 of 27 Non fluency features Hesitations, false starts, fillers, repetitions 16 of 27 Paralinguistic features Related to body language, gestures and expressions, such as laughter 17 of 27 Phatic talk Small talk, establish relationship, no meaning, how are you? 18 of 27 Pragmatics Focus on context and purposes 19 of 27 Prosodic features Stress, rhythm, pitch, tempo 20 of 27 Repairs Alteration made by speaker 21 of 27 Sociolect Variety of speech used by a particular group 22 of 27 Tag question Normally words added to a declarative sentence to turn statement into a question its a bit expensive around here, isnt it 23 of 27 Transactional talk Language used to get things done 24 of 27 Turn taking Mimal overlaps 25 of 27 Utterance Complete unit of talk bounded by speakers silence 26 of 27 Vague language Statements that sound imprecise, whatever 27 of 27
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