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When more than one person speaks at a time, an overlap occurs.

Spoken Language

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Studying spoken language, how we speak, can be fascinating. When you transcribe recorded speech you become aware of the difference between writing and speech. Spontaneous speech contains repetition, fillers, hesitations, interruptions, unfinished sentences and sentences which appear ungrammatical. A good dialog, or speaking with others, also involves turn-taking and cooperation.

See how well you understand the technical aspects of spoken language by trying this quiz.

1 .

Spontaneous speech is the opposite of...

choreographed speech

gifted speech

practised speech

scripted speech

Scripted speech has been written (and probably rehearsed) beforehand; spontaneous speech is unrehearsed

2 .

The words 'um', 'er', 'uh', 'okay', or 'you know' are examples of...

fillers

hedges

ellipsis

pauses

Fillers give the speaker a chance to think - they can also be used to discourage another speaker from taking a turn in the conversation

3 .

When more than one person speaks at a time, ......... occurs.

an ellipsis

an overlap

a hedge

a filler

Sometimes speakers say the same thing; sometimes they finish each other's sentences; at other times, an overlap might result from a disagreement between the two speakers

4 .

What is a transcript?

A transcript is exactly the same as a playscript

A transcript is a written conversation which has had all of the errors corrected

A transcript is a recorded conversation which has been written out exactly as it took place

A transcript is a dialog written in a narrative

A transcript includes the hesitations, interruptions, unfinished sentences, filler words, etc., which are present in spoken language

5 .

Someone who speaks without much repetition or many fillers, pauses, or false starts would be described as...

hesitant

incoherent

inarticulate

fluent

6 .

What does 'stress' mean in the context of spoken language?

The way a speaker pronounces words

Specialist vocabulary

An emphasis on an individual word

Anxiety

Part of a word might be stressed, rather than the entire word

7 .

In a transcript, which of the following represents a micro pause?

(3)

(.)

...

[...]

As with interruptions, there are many different reasons why a speaker might pause: a change of mind, hesitating to finish the sentence, asking the other person a question, indicating that it is someone else's turn to speak, etc.

8 .

People vary their speech according to their audience (or other participants) and the ...... in which they are speaking.

discourse

context

theme

educational level

9 .

Speaking purely for social purposes or for the sake of interacting is known as...

hedging

informal speech

formal speech

phatic communication

Phatic communication is generally called 'small talk'

10 .

Which one of the following is a reason why one speaker might interrupt another?

Excitement

Rudeness

Strong disagreement

Any of the above

Speakers frequently interrupt each other, so it's important to be sensitive to the tone of the interruption

Author: Sheri Smith

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