Spontaneous speech terminology

• Chaining is a pattern of speech in which one utterance is followed  by an appropriate linked response.
• Side-sequencing is when you go off the topic of the conversation.
• An example of a tag question would be, "Your names ..., right?"
• Three terms of non-fluency features are, hesitation, repetition and false starts.
• Phatic language means small talk, two examples of phatic language would be, "Nice weather we're having.", and "Have you had a nice day?".
• Two aspects of non-verbal, or paralinguistic features, are laughing, or noises e,t,c, sighing.
• Idiolect spelling means the spelling of words to represent how they are pronounced.
• Grice's maxims are;

1. quantity-too much or too little
2. quality-truth
3. relevance-on topic
4. manner-clear communication.

• Grice was interested in suggesting what helps to create a fluent conversation
• When analysing spontaneous speech we do not refer to 'senetnces' instead, refer to them as utterances.
• Four positive politeness strategies would be; be optimistic, avoid disagreement,use solidarity in-group identity markers and exaggerate interest in person and their interests.
• When analysing a transcript, three things to look for from the outset is who, when and where the transcript is and what it includes.