Spontaneous speech features Flashcards
1
Q
Disjointed constructions
A
‘He knows about computer - how to fix them’
2
Q
Stress
A
place emphasis of particular words
3
Q
Intonation
A
tone of voice
4
Q
Tempo
A
speed & pace of utterance
5
Q
Pauses
A
unvoiced, filled, voiced, non fluency features
6
Q
Oral signals
A
expressive sounds such as laughs, sighs, gasps
7
Q
Volume
A
how loudly or softly someone speaks
8
Q
Pronunciation
A
accent shows regional and social background
9
Q
Colloquial words
A
mate instead of friend
10
Q
Regional dialect
A
sarnie for sandwich
11
Q
Phatic utterances
A
small talk
12
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Deitic expressions
A
‘pointing’ function and refer to the immediate context of an utterance (person, spatial, temporal)
13
Q
Digressions
A
deviations from the main theme or topic
