Discourse Structure Flashcards
Non-fluency features
Fillers,repetition, false starts and verbal elements tied into spoken language
Interjections
Words like ‘uh-oh’, ‘oops’, ‘argh’ - (ie. Verbal elements)
Quotatives
Using phrases when introducing past event stores/ anecdotes by quoting the self/others (eg. ‘I was like…’, ‘he went…’
Anecdotes
Linguistic term for storytelling
Discourse Structure
The way in which an entire text is organised
Adjacency pairs
Two speakers going back and forth in conversation (eg. Question—>Answer)
Phatic Tokens
Greetings, terms of valediction and salutations- comparable to small talk
Pre-closing Sequences
Phrases that mutually establishes that a conversation should come to an end (eg. “It’s getting late now…”, “so yeah…”)
Discourse markers
Words/ phrases that signal relationships between utterances (eg. However, although)
Cohesive markers
Words/phrases that connect different parts of a text (eg pronouns- “the table —> “it”, conjunctions)
Parentheses
Linguistic term for brackets “( )”
Intertextuality
Any texts gaining meaning through referencing/ recalling of other texts (Pragmatics)
Forms of intertextuality
Translation
Plagiarism
Allusion
Parody
Pastiche
Quotation
Translation
Translating work from one language into another
Plagiarism
When a writer uses/ very closely copies work of others without citing/ quoting them
—> claiming it’s their own work
Can cause controversy
Allusion
Reference to something well known
(Person, place, event, story, art, music, pop culture etc)
Used as a way to create a shared understanding through something famously known
-referential/ cultural code
-makes meaningful connections
Eg. Barbie driving on pink road —> Wizard of Oz yellow brick road??
Parody
Mocking another text for comedic value
(Eg. SNL skits)
Original texts are typically already popular
—>potential for parody to gain same attention
—> essential for social media
Creates shared understanding
Celebrities may parody one another to show support; takes away idea of being ‘idols’; establishes closer tenor with fans
Pastiche
Imitates style/ character of the work of one or more artists
Differs from parody
—>doesn’t have comic effect
Differs from allusion
—>it’s based on imitation, allusion is a reference
Genre pastiche- Star Wars (1977) created new way of mixing genres together
—> Celebration of work of the past
Shared knowledge
Quotation
Repetition of an expression
Newspapers often make use of quotations
Dialogic
When we have a lot of adjacency pairs and turn taking
Monologic
Opposite of dialogic
One writer or speaker
Eg. Essays, monologue involving thoughts of one spreaker
