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Question 1

Referential

Answer 1

utterances that provide information

Question 2

Conversational floor

Answer 2

It’s called holding the conversational floor if one person is dominating the conversation

Question 3

Transactional

Answer 3

verbal exchanges in which the main emphasis is on getting something done

Question 4

Honorific

Answer 4

titles being referred to e.g. Sir/Miss/Madam/Lord/Count

Question 5

Determiners

Answer 5

words that determine the nouns about to be spoken of e.g. the, that, this

Question 6

Clipping

Answer 6

words/utterances pronounced quickly, often with parts missing for immediate effect e.g. Bro

Question 7

Minor utterance

Answer 7

usually one word utterances e.g. never/ no

Question 8

Patterning

Answer 8

constantly repeating something in conversation

Question 9

Syntax

Answer 9

order of words in an utterance

Question 10

Field-specific lexis

Answer 10

words under a topic e.g. if the context of a transcript is a hospital, lexis would likely be featured such as ‘ward’, ‘appointment’ and ‘doctor’