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Stress

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The degree of stress put on syllables. Eg. “This is NOT ok”. Shows emphasis and importance.

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Pitch

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The height of a sound in auditory terms.

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Intonation

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The pattern of pitch changes in speech. Eg. “This my book not yours". (\ meaning falling). Rising intonation can suggest enthusiasm or a question. Falling intonation can suggest making a statement or a serious tone.

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Tempo

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The speed at which we speak to serve function. Can depend on context or emotional factors.

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Volume

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The modulation of volume in speech to serve functions.

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Opening/Closing

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Spoken discourse that follows a pattern. Eg. in telephone discourse we usually great each other before getting to the point.

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Salutation

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Gestures or utterances as an acknowledgment of greeting.

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Vocative

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Direct acknowledgment of someone or something separated by a comma.

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Discourse particle

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‘Fillers’ we insert in our speech for a purpose. Eg. “sort of” or “guess what”.

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Non fluency feature

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The natural features that happen as we speak. Eg. pauses for breath or “um”.

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Adjacency Pair

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Adjacent turns in spoken discourse that relate to each other. Eg. Compliment and acknowledgment.

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Overlapping

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When two people overlap speech. This may be done by accident, excitement, emotions or simply agreeing with the other person.

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Repetition

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The repetition of lexemes or synonyms. Improves cohesion.

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M R S F A T C D

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Mode, register, social purpose, Form, Audience, Text type, Context, Domain

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