Features of Spoken Discourse Flashcards

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Openings

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The initial phase of a discourse in which interlocutors.

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Closings

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The final phase of a discourse where interlocutors wrap up their interaction.

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Adjacency Pairs

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Sequentially linked utterances and turns in conversations where one response is followed by an ‘expected’ response.

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Minimal Response/Back Channel

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Brief replies in a conversation that acknowledge and encourage the other speaker, but do not contribute great information or seize the floor

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Overlapping Speech

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Where two or more speakers talk over one another. This can be cooperative or uncooperative, depending on context.

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Discourse Markers/Particles

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Elements that do not carry semantic meaning but play a role in organising communication or managing interactions.

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Non-Fluency Features

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Aspects of a discourse that can reduce cohesion.

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Pauses

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Brief intervals of silence in speech. Can indicate gathering thoughts, a new topic, or hesitation.

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Filled Pauses/Voiced Hesitations

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Instances where vocalisations such as ‘um’ ‘uh’ ‘er’ are used to hold the floor, and may show hesitation, uncertainty, or a need to gather thoughts.

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False Start

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When a speaker begins an utterance and then interrupts themselves to start over again. Can occur due to self-corrections, uncertainty, or need to rephrase.

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Repetition

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The unintentional restating of words, phrases, or clauses within speech.

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Repairs

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When a speaker corrects or revises their previous utterance. Can occur due to an error, miscommunication, or need for clarification.

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Topic Management

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The methods in which speakers manage a topic within a conversation, by choices such as: initiation, development, shift, change, loop or termination of a topic.

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Turn-taking

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When speakers alternate turns when talking.

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Management of repair sequences

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When speakers identify and correct communication problems to ensure smooth and continuous conversation.

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Code-switching

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When speakers switch between two or more types of languages within a single interaction.