Language and power linguistic techniques - definitions Flashcards
Prosadic features
The way a speaker communicates through tone, pace, stress, and volume
Paralinguistic features
Non verbal communicatio, gestures, posture, facial expression
Repair
Self correction mid sentence
Tag question
A question converted from a statement eg: it’s nice out, isn’t it?
Dialect
Particular form of language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
Filler
Sounds or words spoken to fill gaps in utterances
Discourse marker
Word or phrase marking a shift in conversation
Deixis/ Deictic language
A term for pointing words that rely on context to give them meaning
Hedge
A word or phrase which softens force before something is said
False start
Starting and then restarting an utterance to correct it
Elision
Omission of sounds and syllables - typically not used in writing
Ellipsis
The missing out of words creating an incomplete construction
Phatic language
Utterances that have a purely social function
Adjacency pair
Two halves of an interaction - turn and response
Vague language
Words without precise meaning
