Spoken Language Features AS Flashcards
1
Q
Fillers
A
Sounds to fill in gaps when thinking of what to say
2
Q
Dialect
A
A specific word used by an individual
3
Q
Colloquialisms
A
Slang
4
Q
Interrogatives
A
Questions
5
Q
Declaratives
A
A statement
6
Q
Emphatic stress
A
Emphasis on a particular word or syllable
7
Q
Pauses
A
A break in speech
8
Q
Digression
A
Start talking about one thing but change to another
9
Q
Register
A
Lever of formality
“Sir”
“Mate”
10
Q
Non fluency
A
A typical feature of spontaneous speech
11
Q
Turn taking
A
When a person waits until the speaker stops talking to respond
12
Q
False starts
A
Start a sentence but go back and begin again to change what you said
13
Q
Overlapping
A
Someone begins talking before the other is finished
14
Q
Back channeling
A
Words to show that an individual is listening
“Uh huh”
15
Q
Elision
A
The omission (exclusion) of words/syllables in a sentence
