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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.
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What is a transcript? |
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A transcript is exactly the same as a playscript |
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A transcript is a written conversation which has had all of the errors corrected |
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A transcript is a recorded conversation which has been written out exactly as it took place |
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A transcript is a dialog written in a narrative |
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Spontaneous speech is the opposite of... |
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choreographed speech |
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gifted speech |
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practised speech |
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scripted speech |
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The words 'um', 'er', 'uh', 'okay', or 'you know' are examples of... |
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fillers |
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hedges |
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ellipsis |
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pauses |
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Which one of the following is a reason why one speaker might interrupt another? |
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Excitement |
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Rudeness |
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Strong disagreement |
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Any of the above |
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In a transcript, which of the following represents a micro pause? |
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(3) |
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(.) |
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... |
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[...] |
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Speaking purely for social purposes or for the sake of interacting is known as... |
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hedging |
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informal speech |
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formal speech |
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phatic communication |
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What does 'stress' mean in the context of spoken language? |
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The way a speaker pronounces words |
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Specialist vocabulary |
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An emphasis on an individual word |
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Anxiety |
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When more than one person speaks at a time, ......... occurs. |
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an ellipsis |
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an overlap |
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a hedge |
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a filler |
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People vary their speech according to their audience (or other participants) and the ...... in which they are speaking. |
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discourse |
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context |
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theme |
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educational level |
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Someone who speaks without much repetition or many fillers, pauses, or false starts would be described as... |
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hesitant |
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incoherent |
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inarticulate |
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fluent |
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1.
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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 |
| [x] |
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 |
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2.
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Spontaneous speech is the opposite of... |
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| [ ] |
choreographed speech |
| [ ] |
gifted speech |
| [ ] |
practised speech |
| [x] |
scripted speech |
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3.
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The words 'um', 'er', 'uh', 'okay', or 'you know' are examples of... |
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| [x] |
fillers |
| [ ] |
hedges |
| [ ] |
ellipsis |
| [ ] |
pauses |
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4.
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Which one of the following is a reason why one speaker might interrupt another? |
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| [ ] |
Excitement |
| [ ] |
Rudeness |
| [ ] |
Strong disagreement |
| [x] |
Any of the above |
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5.
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In a transcript, which of the following represents a micro pause? |
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(3) |
| [x] |
(.) |
| [ ] |
... |
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[...] |
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6.
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Speaking purely for social purposes or for the sake of interacting is known as... |
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| [ ] |
hedging |
| [ ] |
informal speech |
| [ ] |
formal speech |
| [x] |
phatic communication |
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7.
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What does 'stress' mean in the context of spoken language? |
|
| [ ] |
The way a speaker pronounces words |
| [ ] |
Specialist vocabulary |
| [x] |
An emphasis on an individual word |
| [ ] |
Anxiety |
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8.
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When more than one person speaks at a time, ......... occurs. |
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| [ ] |
an ellipsis |
| [x] |
an overlap |
| [ ] |
a hedge |
| [ ] |
a filler |
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9.
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People vary their speech according to their audience (or other participants) and the ...... in which they are speaking. |
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| [ ] |
discourse |
| [x] |
context |
| [ ] |
theme |
| [ ] |
educational level |
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10.
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Someone who speaks without much repetition or many fillers, pauses, or false starts would be described as... |
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hesitant |
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incoherent |
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inarticulate |
| [x] |
fluent |
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