Features of speech- Structure Flashcards
What are Adjacency Pairs?
Where one in turn in a conversation makes the second necessary getting/greeting question, question/ answer, request/refusal or request acceptance change-one set of adjacency pairs leading onto another
What is an overlap?
Speaking at the same time as the other speaker but not expecting to take the floor
Give an example of an open question?
What do you think of politics?
Give an example of a closed question?
Have you paid?
What is a tag question and give an example?
It’s a nice day isn’t it - turning a declarative into an interrogative
What is meant by speaker select? give an example
Subtle signals that show someone else it’s their turn to speak for example eye contact or changing speed
What is a discourse marker? Give an example
Something that organises the convo, ‘anyway as I was saying’
What is meant by back-channeling
feedback as the other person is speaking, showing they understand
