Unit 8 - Unscripted Language

Question 1

Back-channelling

Answer 1

Feed-back in words /sounds which listener use to show they’re listening to speaker

Question 2

Adverbs

Answer 2

Convey attitudes /values to intensify feelings / opinions

Question 3

Contraction

Answer 3

Word shortered by apostrophe

Question 4

Deixis

Answer 4

Words which locate the conversation in a context, which a non-participant want be able to make sense of

Question 5

Discourse markers

Answer 5

Words / phrases that mark boundaries between conversation, where topic shift occurs

=> this; that; so; right; okay

Question 6

Elision

Answer 6

Omission of sound / syllable from a word in speech

Question 7

Ellipsis

Answer 7

Intentional omission of words - indicated by …

Question 8

Transcription

Answer 8

Written record of spoken language , using symbols / markings to represent distinctive nature of speech

Question 9

Culture

Answer 9

Values / info for life in a society

Question 10

Colloquial

Answer 10

Casual convo of everyday language

Question 11

Hedges / vague language

Answer 11

Used to avoid coming to a point
=>actually; basically

Question 12

Metalanguage

Answer 12

Language used to describe language
=> I should have said; I meant to say

Question 13

Modality

Answer 13

Introduce different options and compromises for participants
=>perhaps; probably; normally

Question 14

Non-fluency

Answer 14

Fillers used give time to think / announce

Question 15

False start

Answer 15

Speaker realises mistake and attempts to repair / reformulate

Question 16

Non-standard english

Answer 16

Used when speaker struggles to phrase utterances

Question 17

Phatic communication

Answer 17

Communication mainly in the form of greetings

Helps to build relationships between participants
=> how are you?

Question 18

Repetition

Answer 18

Unintentional => gain thinking time

Intentional => emphasis

Question 19

Tag question

Answer 19

Speaker adds question to prompt a response