Unit 8 - Child Language Acquisition

Question 1

Discourse

Answer 1

Spoken/written language, longer than one sentence

Question 2

Utterance

Answer 2

Spoken language preceded by silence,followed by silence/change in speaker

Question 3

Body language

Answer 3

Communication - all forms non-verbal gestures to put across meaning

Question 4

Turn-taking

Answer 4

Conversation with participants taking turns

~ may have speech overlap
> interruptions: rudeness/eagerness

Question 5

Adjacency pair

Answer 5

Dialogue follows set pattern - utterance from it 1 to the other

Question 6

Conversational floor

Answer 6

Speaking until finished or interrupted

Question 7

Status

Answer 7

Perceived position of persons authority/influence in relation to those around

Question 8

Topic shift

Answer 8

Point speakers change topics

Question 9

Paralinguistic features

Answer 9

Unspoken elements of communication

• body language
• gestures
• facial expressions

Question 10

Prosodic features

Answer 10

• Intonation

• stress

• tone
~ emotion associated with utterance

• speed
~ pace - related to social interaction circumstances

• pitch
~ associated with emotions

• volume

Question 11

Feedback

Answer 11

Verbal / non-verbal signals given by listeners to show they’re following the conversation

• verbal responses
~ sure, absolutely, really

• back-channel
~ noises : mm; oh

• non-verbal
~ facial expressions / body language: smile

• pauses
~ indicate: tension; unease; thinking

• vocal expression
~ giggling; sighing