(.) or (2) show that the speaker is thinking but can also be used for rhetorical use
2 of 18
Repetition
A way of taking over the tuen taking. A way of making sure people hear you are speaking
3 of 18
Repair/ Self Correction
Sign of a mistake- suggests that the person hasn't planned what they are saying and it is therefore spontaneous.
4 of 18
False Starts
When the speaker changes their mind about what they are going to say eg. "You need to what I think would be a good idea is"
5 of 18
Elision
When words or sounds are omited so two words are now joined together eg 'dunno'
6 of 18
Elongated Words
To give thinking time. Can convey a wide range of emotions eg. boredom/ sadness/excitement. Eg. "oh noooooooooo"
7 of 18
Stressed Word
A prosodic feature used to draw attention and create a contrast (stressed words are often in bold"
8 of 18
Simple, monosyllabic lexis
Regular use of unsophisticated vocabulary that is short and simple eg 'ok' 'got' 'want'
9 of 18
Colloquialisms
The use of words and phrases commonly heard in informal speech but often avoided in writing. Eg. 'pretty' in "pretty good" and 'old' in "my old man"
10 of 18
Use of slang
Such as 'bill' for the police. Shows the speaker is relaxed.
11 of 18
Hedges
Making something seem less certain eg. 'thingy' or 'and that'
12 of 18
Personal Pronouns
Talking about yourself 'I' 'we' 'us'
13 of 18
Term of Address
The way you address someone eg 'Mummy' can say a lot about the relationship between the speaker and listener
14 of 18
Monitors
Words or phrases used by the speaker to check that the listener is still listening. Eg. 'ok?'
15 of 18
Markers of sympathetic circularity
Words and phrases used to signal the assumption that both people share an understanding of what is being said 'You know?'. It is also a filler and a monitor
16 of 18
Idiomatic expressions
Common expressions where the meanings of the words arent actually the meanings of what is being implied eg. 'she hit the roof'
17 of 18
Dialect
Words associated with a certain group of people. Also called jargon.
18 of 18
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
(.) or (2) show that the speaker is thinking but can also be used for rhetorical use
Back
Pauses
Card 3
Front
A way of taking over the tuen taking. A way of making sure people hear you are speaking
Back
Card 4
Front
Sign of a mistake- suggests that the person hasn't planned what they are saying and it is therefore spontaneous.
Back
Card 5
Front
When the speaker changes their mind about what they are going to say eg. "You need to what I think would be a good idea is"
Comments
No comments have yet been made