In linguistics, a filler is a sound or word that is spoken in conversation by one participant to signal to others that he/she has paused to think but has not yet finished speaking
1 of 13
Interruption
The action of interrupting or being interrupted
2 of 13
Micro pause
A pause less than one second, looks like this in text (.)
3 of 13
Ellison
Words like I'm and isn't
4 of 13
Occupational sociolect
The way you speak towards the other people working in your occupation and how you speak
5 of 13
Code-switching
When a speaker alternates between 2 or more languages in a single conversation
6 of 13
Repetition
The Repeating of words
7 of 13
Jargon
Special words or expressions used by a profession or group and other people will find hard to understand
8 of 13
Paralinguistic features
Things that aren't words but are important in conversation e.g: tone of voice, body language and facial expressions
9 of 13
Accent
A particular form of a language, which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
10 of 13
Turn taking
Giving the other person time to speak in a conversation
11 of 13
Formal
The type of language used and a change into more sophisticated language
12 of 13
Power
The control of things eg conversation
13 of 13
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The action of interrupting or being interrupted
Back
Interruption
Card 3
Front
A pause less than one second, looks like this in text (.)
Back
Card 4
Front
Words like I'm and isn't
Back
Card 5
Front
The way you speak towards the other people working in your occupation and how you speak
Comments
No comments have yet been made