English Language Terminology Flashcards

What are Prosodics?

The elements of speech that are not individual phonetic segments but properties of syllables and larger units of speech.

Elements of Prosodics

-Intonation- The way a speaker’s a voice rises and falls

-Stress- Patterns within words and phrases

-Rhythm- The pattern of rhythm and sound in poetry

-Tempo- The sped of speech

-Pitch- The highness and lower of a sound

What are Fillers

Allows the speaker thinking time.

E.g: “Errrrr” or repeating a question

What is synchronous?

Where people engager in the learning process at the same time, allowing for spontaneous questions, discussions, and immediate feedback.

What is discourse?

The structure of a face-to-face conversation.

What is downward convergence?

When the more knowledgeable other uses a more informal tone to allow the child to understand and learn in a way they can understand.

What is child directed speech (CDS)

Speech that is simple and more informal to allow the child to understand and learn at their own pace. Relates to downward convergence.

What are adjacency pairs?

Where a conversation is started with an expected response, hence they are pairs.

E.g: “Hello” , “Hi”

What is positive reinforcement?