Extra Flashcards
Name some paralinguistic features
These are non fluency features
Fillers - eg because
False starts
Repetition
What is dialect
Language spoken by a specific group /region of people
Accent
This refers to the pronunciation of speech
What is bachkchanneling
The feedback given while someone else is talking
Eg head nodding
What is a discourse marker
Words that signify a change in subject of a conversation
Eg - but, then, omg
Deixis
These wrestlers little words put into speech that direct to surroundings which refer to context
Eg- this, then , there
Ellipsis in speech
The omission of one or more words from a clause, however the rest of the sentence can be understood due to the shared context
What is hedging
the use of linguistic devices to express hesitation or uncertainty as well as to demonstrate politeness and indirectness
What are the 5 registers according to Martin joos
Intimate
Casual
Consultative
Formal
Frozen
What is phatic communication
verbal or non-verbal communication that has a social function, such as to start a conversation, greet someone, or say goodbye, rather than an informative function
What are adjacency pairs
a two-part exchange in which the second utterance is functionally dependent on the first, as exhibited in conventional greetings, invitations, and requests
Eg how are you
Good thank you
Name the 5 grices maxims and the corporative principle
Maxim of quality
Maxim of relevance
Maxim of manner
Maxim of quantity
Flouting the maxims
What is convergence
When you change the way you speak to accommodate the other person more
What is accommodation theory
Developed by Howard Giles in 1970
Suggest that we adjust our speech to accommodate the person we are addressing
What are the 5 accommodation
Convergence
Divergence
Downward convergence
Upward convergence
Mutual convergence
