Hall Keywords

Question 1

Fillers (features of spoken language)

Answer 1

Words and expressions that have little meaning but are inserted into everyday speech.
E.g “like” “sort of”

Question 2

Filled Pauses ( features of spoken language)

Answer 2

Hesitations such as ‘um’ and ‘er’. If a pause is silent, it is an unvoiced pause.

Question 3

Repetitions ( features of spoken language)

Answer 3

Either of single words, or or several words at a time

Question 4

False starts ( features of spoken language)

Answer 4

Changing from one grammatical construction to another > interrupted constructions

Question 5

Physical expressions ( features of spoken language)

Answer 5

Generally found only in spec. Small talk. “ how’s things ?”

Question 6

Deictic expressions ( features of spoken language )

Answer 6

Expressions that can not be understood unless the context of the utterance is known
E.g pronouns, time, place

Question 7

Spontaneous speech ( features of spoken language)

Answer 7

Not arranged into nearly separated sentences. Structure is much looser, and can be difficult to determine where one construction ends and another begins.

Question 8

Disjointed Constructions ( features of spoken language)

Answer 8

“ false starts”

E.g ‘ he knows about computers, how to fix them”

Question 9

Incomplete constructions ( features of spoken language )

Answer 9

Occur in conversation but are also a notable feature in sports commentaries
E.g “ Beckham to Owen”