Discourse

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

The degree of stress put on syllables. Eg. “This is NOT ok”. Shows emphasis and importance.

Question 2

Pitch

Answer 2

The height of a sound in auditory terms.

Question 3

Intonation

Answer 3

The pattern of pitch changes in speech. Eg. “This my book not yours". (\ meaning falling). Rising intonation can suggest enthusiasm or a question. Falling intonation can suggest making a statement or a serious tone.

Question 4

Tempo

Answer 4

The speed at which we speak to serve function. Can depend on context or emotional factors.

Question 5

Volume

Answer 5

The modulation of volume in speech to serve functions.

Question 6

Opening/Closing

Answer 6

Spoken discourse that follows a pattern. Eg. in telephone discourse we usually great each other before getting to the point.

Question 7

Salutation

Answer 7

Gestures or utterances as an acknowledgment of greeting.

Question 8

Vocative

Answer 8

Direct acknowledgment of someone or something separated by a comma.

Question 9

Discourse particle

Answer 9

‘Fillers’ we insert in our speech for a purpose. Eg. “sort of” or “guess what”.

Question 10

Non fluency feature

Answer 10

The natural features that happen as we speak. Eg. pauses for breath or “um”.

Question 11

Adjacency Pair

Answer 11

Adjacent turns in spoken discourse that relate to each other. Eg. Compliment and acknowledgment.

Question 12

Overlapping

Answer 12

When two people overlap speech. This may be done by accident, excitement, emotions or simply agreeing with the other person.

Question 13

Repetition

Answer 13

The repetition of lexemes or synonyms. Improves cohesion.

Question 14

M R S F A T C D

Answer 14

Mode, register, social purpose, Form, Audience, Text type, Context, Domain