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18 Cards in this Set
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Accent definition |
How words are pronounced. |
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Accent function |
Indicates the region or social class of the speaker |
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Address definition |
How people refer to or address each other. Eg mum or madam |
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Address function |
Indicates status and relationship. |
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Agenda definition |
The topic of conversation |
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Agenda function |
Indicates levels co operation or disagreement. |
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Adjacency pairs definition |
Exchanges between different speakers that are connected and that have expected responses. Eg a question expects and answer |
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Adjacency pairs function |
Keeps the conversation flowing. Indicates power and dominance. |
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Back channel features |
Words, phrases and non verbal utterances used by the listener, indicating that they agree or want to hear more. Eg oh or I see |
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Back channel features function |
Used to give feedback the the speaker that they understand. |
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Backtracking |
Interruption to the sequence of an utterance to include information that should have been included earlier. |
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Back tracking function |
Indicates how the speaker monitors what they say. Shows levels of correction and clarification. |
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Contraction |
A reduced form often marked by an apostrophe. Eg can't or might've |
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Contraction function |
Lowers formality and speeds up the interaction. |
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Deixis/ deictics |
Devices which make sure that the listener knows what where and whom an utterance refers to. Eg. This or that. |
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Deixis/ deictics function |
Indicates cooperation and awareness of context and audience. |
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Dialect |
Elements of speech other than sound (grammar and vocabulary) that are distinctive to a regional or social use of language. |
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Dialect function |
Indicates social or regional background. |
