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11 Cards in this Set
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Turn Taking
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This is the typical structure of a conversation. Participants speak in turn with minimal overlap.
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Overlap
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Where one speaker begins talking before the other has completed their utterance.
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Holding the floor
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This is when one person is in control of the conversation and expects others to listen.
* There may be interruption when another person wishes to speak. |
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Back channel noises
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These are sounds to show we are listening and following.
E.g. Uh huh, oh, really, mmhm |
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Hedging
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Words that are used to soften/weaken force of what is said.
*May be a sign of politeness or lack of confidence. *Politeness Strategy |
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Tag Questions
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Strings of words added to a declarative sentence, turning it into a question.
*"You did hand your work in, didn't you?" *This is for reassurance and politeness. |
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Utterance
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A complete uni of speech, bounded by silence.
Silence works like a full stop. |
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Deixis / Seictics
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Words such as 'this' or 'that' 'here' 'there' which are only understood within the context of said conversation.
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Discourse Markers
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Because the spoken language doesn't use punctuation, we need to use a different method to mark a shift in topic.
* 'okay' 'right' I mean' 'moving on' |
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Vague Language
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Statements that sounds imprecise; soften impact or makes conversation more informal.
* '..or whatever' 'something' 'thingymabob' 'whatsit' |
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Colloquial Language
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Language used in non-formal everyday conversation.
* 'yall' 'wanna' 'gonna' |