Spontaneous Speech Features (Terminology) Quiz

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Adjaceny Pairs
Cooperative exchange between speakers (eg. question and answer, statement and statement)
1 of 15
Adverbials
Often used as speech markets (eg. well, so, anyway)
2 of 15
Agenda Setting
Setting the topic/subject of discussion
3 of 15
Colloquialism
Use of informal words and phrases (eg. ok, pretty well, etc.)
4 of 15
Compound strings
Use of coordinating clauses (eg. but, and, so)
5 of 15
Deictics
Depend upon context for meaning (eg. Suan --> she, the table --> it)
6 of 15
Elision
Contraction or abbreviation of words (eg. you are --> you're)
7 of 15
Ellipsis
Omission of words without loss of meaning
8 of 15
Fillers
Use of 'err' or 'um' to indicate the speaker hasn't finished speaking
9 of 15
Hedges
Use of informal, vague language to indicate the speaker has not finished speaking
10 of 15
Markers of sympathetic circulatory
Words or phrases used to indicate understanding between characters
11 of 15
Monitors
Words or phrases used to check the listener is following what is being said
12 of 15
Phatic Communication
Ritualistic language where function overrides meaning
13 of 15
Speech markers
Used to break down speech into chunks, also to change direction of speech (eg. anyway, right, so.)
14 of 15
Tag questions
A statement followed by a question
15 of 15

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Card 2

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Adverbials

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Often used as speech markets (eg. well, so, anyway)

Card 3

Front

Agenda Setting

Back

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Card 4

Front

Colloquialism

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Compound strings

Back

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