Spontaneous Speech Terminology Quiz

1. 'A pattern of speech in which one utterance is followed by an appropriate linked response' is the definition of the term adjacency pairs
2. 'When a conversation comes to an unexpected halt and changes topic' is the definition of the term side sequencing
3. An example of a tag question is 'The weather is nice today, isn't it?'
4. Examples of non-fluency features are: Hesitations, interruptions and false starts
5. Phatic language is small talk in a conversation, making a social gel. For example 'How are you?' or 'Have a nice day.'
6. Non-verbal aspects of speech or paralinguistic feautures such as 'fillers' can help reveal a speaker's attitudes and feelings. Pointing and sign language are other non-verbal aspects of speech
7. 'elp me orf this 'orse' is an example of phonetic spelling which means the spelling of words to represents how they are pronounced
8. Grice's Maxims:

          ·         Quantity – To give the most helpful amount of information
          ·         Quality – Information that is not false
          ·         Manner – To put what you say in the most orderly manner
          ·         Relation – Information must be relevant to the topic
     9.   Grice was interested in suggesting what helps to create a cooperative conversation
    10.  When analysing spontaneous speech we do not refer to 'sentences' but 'utterances'
    11.   Four positive politeness strategies that Brown and Levinson put forward
           were:
           ·         We should attend to the listeners interests, needs + wants
           ·         Be optimistic
           ·         Compliment them
           ·         Avoid disagreement
    12.  You must establish the setting, backgrounds and ages of the speakers before
           analysing a transcript in order for it to be effective