Features of Unplanned Speech Flashcards
What are pauses called in speech?
Hesitations
Give an example of a voiced pause
“Um”, “er”
What feature is present in spoken language where someone says something more than once?
Repetition
How clear is language in unplanned spoken language?
It can be vague
What are Hedges?
Phrases in an utterance which make it seem less certain
What is an example of a Hedge?
“I’m not fully sure, but…”
What class of words are “like” and “i mean” and “You know” in?
Fillers
What is it called when the choice of words used in language are common to use?
High Frequency Lexis
What is it called when the choice of words used in language are uncommon to use?
Low Frequency Lexis
Give an example of a high frequency lexis word and its low frequency lexis form
“Got” rather than “Acquired”
What are Colloquialisms?
Commonly used phrases in informal speech
What is Slang?
Informal words used by a specific social group
What is the life span of Slang?
It is often short lived
What are Idioms?
Metaphors which become commonly used in normal speech
Give an example of informal address of someone
“Mate”
What is Clipping with an example?
When words are shortened to only one of their parts such as gymnasium becoming gym
What is Elision?
Putting two words together and one of them being shortened
What is an example of Elision?
“Gonna” for “Going to”
What are Contractions?
Forms of shortened words marked with an apostrophe
Give an example of a Contraction
“She’ll” for “She will”
What is Ellipsis in a sentence?
Where one or more words are deleted
What must always be considered in a transcript of Spoken Language?
Context
