Terminology

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1. What is self-correction?

  • mitigating the strength of a statement
  • The repetition of a word or phrase
  • the amendment of a mistake - usually the wrong lexical choice by a speaker
  • immediate repetition of a word. phrase or clause
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2. What involves moving from one topic to a related topic or from one aspect of the current topic of another?

  • changing
  • resuming
  • shifting
  • drifting

3. If someone was to say 'er' and 'erm' what would they be doing?

  • doing a flase start
  • doing a micro-pause
  • hesitating
  • pausing

4. What involves abandoning the current topic in favor of a new unrelated topic?

  • resuming
  • changing
  • shifting
  • drifting

5. What is the term for when a speaker begins a turn before stopping and then rephrases there answer?

  • false start
  • incorrect utterance
  • recycling
  • mode
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