Language and power linguistic techniques - definitions Flashcards

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Prosadic features

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The way a speaker communicates through tone, pace, stress, and volume

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Paralinguistic features

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Non verbal communicatio, gestures, posture, facial expression

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Repair

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Self correction mid sentence

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Tag question

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A question converted from a statement eg: it’s nice out, isn’t it?

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Dialect

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Particular form of language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

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Filler

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Sounds or words spoken to fill gaps in utterances

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Discourse marker

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Word or phrase marking a shift in conversation

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Deixis/ Deictic language

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A term for pointing words that rely on context to give them meaning

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Hedge

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A word or phrase which softens force before something is said

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False start

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Starting and then restarting an utterance to correct it

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Elision

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Omission of sounds and syllables - typically not used in writing

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Ellipsis

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The missing out of words creating an incomplete construction

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Phatic language

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Utterances that have a purely social function

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Adjacency pair

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Two halves of an interaction - turn and response

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Vague language

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Words without precise meaning

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Colloquial language

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Informal everyday language