Spontaneous Speech Features (Terminology) Quiz
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- Created on: 03-04-15 17:26
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2. Deictics
- Words of phrases used to check the listener is following what is being said
- Depend upon context for meaning (eg. Suan --> she, the table --> it)
- Omission of words without loss of meaning
3. Tag questions
- Words or phrases used to indicate understanding between characters
- A statement followed by a question
- Words or phrases used to check the listener is following what is being said
4. Adverbials
- Often used as speech markets (eg. well, so, anyway)
- Used to break down speech into chunks
- Use of coordinating clauses (eg. but, and, so)
5. Fillers
- Use of 'err' or 'um' to indicate the speaker hasn't finished speaking
- Use of informal, vague language to indicate the speaker has not finished speaking
- Ritualistic language where function overrides meaning
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