More features Flashcards
1
Q
Tag questions
A
‘we’re going to be late aren’t we?’
2
Q
Elipsis
A
a word left out of the utterance without affecting the meaning
3
Q
Elision
A
slurring together of words
4
Q
Back channeling
A
used to give feed back to the speaker
5
Q
Monitoring
A
checking the listener understands
6
Q
Deictic expression
A
words that can only be understood in the context of the conversation
7
Q
Topic markers
A
when topic is mentioned
8
Q
Topic shift
A
change of topic
9
Q
Topic loop
A
conversation returns to earlier topic
