Ch. 7 - Discourse Flashcards
1
Q
Anatomy of a Conversation
talk-in-interactions
A
are spontaneous speech people use as they engage in joint activities (conversations)
2
Q
Conversational fillers are
A
words like “uh” and “um” that are semantically empty but are used to signal planning difficulties
3
Q
Pragmatics are
A
various ways context contributes to the meaning of discourse
4
Q
Common ground is the…
A
pool of information shared by all participants of a conversation
5
Q
Interlocutors are…
A
the participants in a conversation
