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Flashcards by Candi Rose Walker Flinn, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Candi Rose Walker Flinn
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Semantic field / lexical field | Def: A collection of words related to one another through their similar meanings. Use: to keep a certain image persistent the readers' mind. E.g: Pleasure - joy, enjoyment, happiness etc |
| Adjacency pairs | Def: a unit of conversation that contains an exchange of one turn each by two speakers. Use: contribute to the flow of conversation A: "How are you? " B: "Fine" |
| back channel | Def: words, phrases and non-verbal utterances Use: shows that they are listening and understanding. to support rather than challenge. E.g: "i see" "oh" "uh huh" "mm" |
| Overlaps (frequent & supportive) | Def: One speaker talks at the same time as another speaker. Use: To show enthusiasm and interest. |
| Slang | Def: a type of language that are regarded as very informal. Use: to suggest pa articular context or group of people. e.g teenagers E.g: "ok" "cos" |
| Imperatives | Def: a command, rule, duty, etc., that is very important or necessary. Use: to issue commands e.g: "sit down and eat your lunch" |
| Fillers | Def: |
| Hedge | Def: words and phrase that soften or weaken the force with which something is said. Used: to make what was said seem less direct and more polite. E.g: "perhaps" "maybe" "sort of" "possibly" "I think" |
| elevated diction | Def: high intellectual Use: Indicates that the speaker/author is very knowledgeable and professional and is able to express ideas in a sophisticated manner. e.g: "eschatology" "catastrophic" etc |
| Discourse markers | Def: Words and phrases used to 'signpost' discourse. Use: help the speaker to manage the conversation and mark when it changes. E.g: "first" "on the other hand" "now" "so anyway" |
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