Features of Spoken Language

A spoken construction abandoned in favour of another, is known as:

• an incomplete construction

• a false start

• an interrupted construction

• a disjointed construction

Spoken vocabulary will often feature:

• More formal language than in written texts

• Less punctuation

• Less formal language than in written texts

An example of a 'filled pause' is:

(a)  

The term 'discourse' refers to:

• a complete written text

• a complete transcript of spoken language

• an incomplete transcript of spoken language

• any complete written text or complete transcript of spoken language

Select all the examples of 'phatic expressions'

• Alright?

• I hope you are well

• Nice to meet you

• Hey

A 'phatic expression' is:

• an utterance which is shouted

• an expression typically used by teenagers

• an expression which demonstrates emphasis

• an expression generally only found in speech

Incomplete constructions are called so because:

• the subject of the sentence is missing

• the object of the sentence is missing

• the key word is missing

• words or grammatical elements are missing

When referring to spoken language, you should use which term(s)?

• utterance

• sentence

• construction

• word

Non-fluency features in spoken language are:

• bad

• inevitable

• incorrect

• correct

Write an example of a 'filler'