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Spoken Language Theories
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Mind-Map of spoken language theories for A-Level English Language revision.
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Spoken Language Theories
Speech Act Theory
Language is constative (conveys information)
Speech Acts
Perlocutionary (affect receiver)
Illocutionary (performative)
Felicity Conditions
Correct Authority
Correct Performance
Correct Attitude (sincerity)
Exchange Structure Theory
Two-Part Conversation Structure
Question/Answer
Inform/Acknowledge
Introduction/Greeting
Complaint/Excuse
Three-Part Conversation Structure (Initiation/Response/Feedback)
Question/Answer/Comment
Narrative Structure Theory
Exposition (setting)
Rising Action (main story)
Climax (point of the story)
Closure (rounds it off)
Frame Theory
'frames'
contextualisation cues
picked up during conversation
allow us to recognise situations and respond appropriately
Schema Theory
repertoire of 'schemas'
give us various assumptions & expectations
e.g. we expect a doctor to behave in a certain way
contextual cues
Face Needs
Positive
e.g. greetings, compliments
to make receiver feel approved of
Negative
e.g. hedges, apologies
soften unpleasant requests
to make receiver feel unthreatened & accepted
Politeness
Positive
e.g. paying attention, making jokes
claiming common ground and conveying assumption that all participants will be cooperative and are 'with' the speaker
Negative
e.g. being apologetic, deferential, questions, hedges
being indirect, neither presuming nor assuming and not forcing the point
Conversational Maxims
Relevance
Quality
Quantity
Manner
Implicature may be needed if a maxim is flouted deliberately - may be saving face
Cooperative Principle
assuming all participant have common goals and will use the same achievement methods
Accommodation Theory
we alter our speech to 'accommodate' our addressees
Convergence
Downward Convergence (move to a less prestigious accent)
Upward Convergence (move to a more prestigious accent)
move towards the other's speech
Mutual Convergence (both participants converge towards each other, one upwards and one downwards)
Divergence
move away from the other's speech
e.g. supporters of rival football teams might diverge to their team's accent
can exert power if speaker diverges to a more prestigious accent
e.g. teacher reprimanding a pupil might enunciate more syllables than usual and speak with a more RP accent
Politeness Principle
three maxims
Don't Impose
Give Options
Make Receiver Feel Good
Berstein's Code
Elaborated Code gives full details
Restricted Code is highly deixical
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