Spoken Language 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageSpoken LanguageA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: Lucy LennonCreated on: 08-10-19 20:21 Accelerando A term used to describe speech getting faster. 1 of 38 Acommodation The changes that people make to their speech 2 of 38 Adjacency pair Two connected utterances that follow the other 3 of 38 Antithesis The exact opposite 4 of 38 Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds 5 of 38 Back-channelling Features which indicate the other is listening. 6 of 38 Cliche Lost its original meaning through novelty 7 of 38 Clipping New word created by dropping a syllable 8 of 38 Closed question Question with only one answer 9 of 38 Collocation Words which usually go together 10 of 38 Colloquialism Informal word 11 of 38 Contraction A shortened word eg. can't, won't 12 of 38 Convergence Two speakers adapting their language to reduce the difference between them. 13 of 38 Deixis Expressions that rely on context eg. there,over here 14 of 38 Dialect levelling The reduction in differences between dialects 15 of 38 Discourse Any spoken or written language longer than a sentence 16 of 38 Discourse markers Words or phrases that stand outside a clause and act as fillers eg. well,right,y'know 17 of 38 Divergence Two speakers adapt their language to increase difference between them 18 of 38 Elision The omission of sounds in connected speech 19 of 38 Ellipsis The omission of a part of a sentence that can be understood with context 20 of 38 False start An utterance which is left incomplete and then started again 21 of 38 Figurative language Any term which is non-literal eg. metaphors / similies 22 of 38 Filled pause A voiced hesitation in spoken language 23 of 38 Filler Words with no semantic value eg. erm, um,ah 24 of 38 Hedging Mitigating words to lessen the impact of an utterance eg. I think.. 25 of 38 Hyperbole Exaggeration 26 of 38 Hypophora A device where the speaker poses the question then provides the answer 27 of 38 Intensifier An adverb that adds emphasis eg. very,so 28 of 38 Intonation The tone of voice raising or falling 29 of 38 Latch-on A smooth link between speakers 30 of 38 Metonymy The use of an attribute to represent the whole eg. the stage = the theatre 31 of 38 Open question A question that has a variety of answers 32 of 38 Paralinguistics Non-verbal communication eg. laughing, sighing 33 of 38 Parallelism A pattern of sounds or words 34 of 38 Phatic speech Small talk 35 of 38 Polar question A question with a yes or no answer 36 of 38 Prosodic features Pitch,volume, pace, rhythm 37 of 38 Rallentando Speech getting slower 38 of 38
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