Lang A, Unit 8 Flashcards
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Discourse
Any spoken or written language that is no longer than a sentence
Utterance
A section of spoken language which is often preceded by silence and followed by silence or a change of speaker
Body Language
Communication which uses all forms of non-verbal gestures to put across meaning
Turn-Taking
In conversation, people usually wait their turn to speak.
Topic Shift
The point at which speakers move from one topic to another
Feedback
A group of verbal and non-verbal signals given by the listener to show they are following the conversation
Metalanguage
Language used to describe language
Phatic Communication
Communication mainly in the form of greetings, which has a social function to help build a relationship between participants
Phonetics
The study of speech sounds in the way they are spoken and pronounced
Phoneme
The smallest unit of distinguishable sound which distinguishes one word from another in a language
Before birth
Newborn babies recognize the language they have heard their mother speak in her later stages of pregnancy
Babbling Stage
First year. Infants start to produce sound patterns which have no meaning but start to resemble patterns of syllables
The Holophrastic Stage
One to two years. Rapid lexis and basic syntax based development
The Telegraphic Stage
Two to Three years. Huge increase in the lexis actively used by the child
The Post-Telegraphic Stage
Three to five years. The child acquires the skills to use language in more complex ways. They are able to hold conversations
Caretaker Language
the simpler style of speech used by those who look after infants and small children
