Exam 4: Sociolinguistics

A form of Repetition is ?

Gapping

Gapping is?

Using and or but to connect two clauses

Self repetition is?

Repeating oneself

An example of Self Repetition is?

Repeating a phrase like, I need to

Alo Repetition is?

Repeating what someone else says

An example of Alo Repetition is?

Other person: I hate this class

You: Yeah you hate this class?

When repeating does it need to be the exact same?

No!

Why we have repetition (1st)?

Helps in production

Why we have repetition (2nd)?

Helps in comprehension

Why we have repetition (3rd)?

Helps in establishing connection

Why we have repetition (4th)?

Helps in interaction

Helps in production is?

Gives more time to think of the next thing to say: slows down tempo

Help in comprehension is?

Less semantic discourse: Easier to understand

Help in establishing connection is?

Links between ideas

Helps in interaction?

People have social goals. If they want to talk they can repeat themselves

Cognitive Load is?

How much effort is needed to understand

Oraltory is?

Public oral poetry

Why did a company wanted to know about gossip?

They wanted to find a way to create gossip computationally

Reason why gossip works (1st)?

Absent 3rd person

Reason why gossip works (2nd)?

You need to be dissing them

Reason why gossip works (3rd)?

Need to have evidence of the bad evaluation

Pro social reason for gossip?

Share negative info to protect others

An example of how to avoid conflict

Walk the dog

Walk the dog is?

Using the dog to lessen the argument

Why did scientists want to uncover gossip?

To create believable characters in a game