Spoken Language Terms

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signals the speaker is thinking/is holding their turn as they haven't finished speaking e.g. 'er' and 'um'
Filler
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e.g. 'get into get back into'
False Start
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The speaker changes their mind about what to say next.
Repair/reformulation
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Signals grammatical boundaries, non-grammatical boundaries as a non-fluency feature or creates emphasis
Pauses
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Give thinking time or convey a wide range of attitudes, feelings and meanings
Elongated words
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Give thinking time and hold turn e.g. 'you know'
Voiced pause
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Parts of words or sounds are emitted so that 2 words are joined together e.g. you're
Elision
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Part of the word isn't pronounced e.g. flu
contraction
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Shown on a transcript as underlined or bold. Used to draw attention or contrast
Stress
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Words and phrases commonly heard in informal speech but rarely used in writing e.g. 'mate'
Colloquialisms
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he/she (singular), they/them (plural) - makes the speaker more distant
Third person pronoun
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E.g. 'dosh' and 'bouncer'
Slang
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Language that expresses uncertainty/lack of confidence e.g. sort of or maybe
Hedges
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Causes something to seem imprecise e.g. 'and stuff'
Vague language
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When a declarative or imperative id changed into a question by adding a tag at the end e.g. 'it's on the way to London, isn't it?'
Tag questions
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I/me - personal and focuses on the self
First person singular pronouns
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The omission of words that would be included in a grammatically complete sentence
Ellipsis
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You - direct address to involve the reader
Second person pronoun
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'We' 'us' - includes the writer with the audience/listener.
First person plural pronoun
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Questions in relation to turn-taking and agenda setting
Interogatives
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Orders, requests or pleas in relation to turn-taking and control of agenda setting
Impertatives
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The organisation of speakers' contributions to a conversation, can reveal a lot about power
Turn taking
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When one speaker speaks while another is talking, can suggest conflict or collaboration
Interuption
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One speaker making vocalizations, words or comments to show they're listening
Speaker support
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One speaker starts to speak before the other finishes.
Overlapping
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Card 2

Front

e.g. 'get into get back into'

Back

False Start

Card 3

Front

The speaker changes their mind about what to say next.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Signals grammatical boundaries, non-grammatical boundaries as a non-fluency feature or creates emphasis

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Give thinking time or convey a wide range of attitudes, feelings and meanings

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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