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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Fillers
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These are words we all throw into our speech to buy thinking time. ‘OK’, ‘kinda, ‘sort of’, ‘knowharramean’, and ‘like’ are frequently used. They fill in for what would otherwise be a pause or silence.
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Turn taking
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The basic structure of speech, as participants take turns to speak.
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Interruption
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Where one speaker jumps in and seizes the topic overriding another speaker. Can be done out of enthusiasm or indignation rather than rudeness.
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Emphasis
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Usually marked by underlining but bold can also be used.
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Overlapping
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Where speakers know each other so well that they continue of complete each other’s speech.
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Accent
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How you say it; the way consonants and (particularly) vowels are pronounced. Everyone has an accent - even those who deny it!
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Dialect
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Regional speech focussed on a specific geographic area. Relates to words and phrases themselves.
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Jargon
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Specific technical vocabulary related to a specific task or occupation. So for teachers it is SATS, lesson plans, SOWs, Inset, etc.
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Slang
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The language of specific groups. Teen slang is the most common but you also get occupational slang which is a more relaxed version of jargon.
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Context
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The situation or circumstances in which speech takes place
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Pauses
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These can be used for a range of effects.
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Received Pronunciation
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A pronunciation of British English, originally based on the speech of the upper class of southeastern England and characteristic of the English spoken at the public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Until recently it was the standard form of English used in British broadcasting. You might call it ‘posh’!
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Standard English
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Standard English is the variety of English that is held by many to be 'correct' in the sense that it shows none of the regional or other variations that are considered by some to be ungrammatical, or non-standard English.
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Idiolect
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Is your own personal, unique use of language. It’s what makes your use of language slightly different from other people’s. A good way of remembering this is as your own language fingerprint
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Sociolect
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The language that a specific group of people use. This can be a hobby related group (skaters, footballers) or an occupation related group (police, firemen, doctors) or related to social strucure i.e pupils.
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Accommodation Theory
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When speakers seek approval in a social situation they are likely to change their speech so that it is similar to their listener. However, if the speaker wants to disassociate him / herself from the speaker, they may change their speech to show that they are different
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Convergence
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This is where the speakers mirror the other person’s vocabulary, accent, speech rate, grammar, voice etc or match the other person’s gestures, mannerisms, dress, hair, etc
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Divergence
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This works in opposite direction to convergence . Person speaks and gestures differently from other person. Can be based on dislike for other person (or their behaviour) and desire to remain different from them
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