Spoken Language Flashcards
Adjacency pair
Basic turn taking e.g how are you … good
Vocative
Word or phrase to directly address someone e.g their name
Tag question
A question added to the end of a statement e.g isn’t it?
Phatic talk
Small talk
Hedge
A way a speaker addresses their certainty or uncertainty e.g sort of
What are robin lakoff’s politeness principles
Don’t impose
Give options
Make receiver feel good
What did Beattie theorise
Interruptions
What types of interruptions did Beattie theorise
Smooth - no simultaneous speech
Butting in interruption - 2 speakers don’t stop
Overlap - anticipating speaker ending turn too early
Simple interruption - new speaker cuts in
Who theorised the Accommodation theory?
Howard Giles
What is the accommodation theory
Converging or diverging your language or speech to the receiver to close or widen social distance
What is divergence
Speech styles move apart
What is convergence
Speech styles move closer
What is the audience design theory
Primary influence on the language used is the audience
What are grices maxims
Relevance
Manner
Quality
Quantity
Who theorised positive and negative politeness
Brown and levinson 1987
