Discourse Flashcards
1
Q
mode
A
speech / writing / signing
1
Q
characteristics of the spoken mode
A
- transitory
- spontaneous
- immediate feedback
2
Q
features of the spoken mode
A
- utterances
- non-fluency features
- prosodics
- discourse markers, pauses, silences
3
Q
characteristics of the written mode
A
- permanent
- planned, drafted, edited
- one-way communication
4
Q
features of the written mode
A
- sentences
- layout and formatting
- spelling (orthography) and punctuation
5
Q
coherence
A
the way a text makes sense to readers
6
Q
coherence - metalinguistic features
A
- formatting and layout
- inference
- consistency (tense, domain, person)
7
Q
spoken discourse: features
A
- adjacency pairs
- overlapping speech
- interrogative tags
- discourse particles
- non-fluency features
8
Q
non-fluency features
A
- pauses
- repetition
- false start
- running repair
- filler/voiced hesitation
9
Q
false start
A
occurs at the beginning of an utterance
10
Q
fillers/voiced hesitations
A
ummm, ahhh
11
Q
spoken discourse: strategies
A
- turn-taking
- holding the floor
- taking the floor
- topic management
