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TABLE 1 CONVERSATIONAL FEATURES OF SPOKEN DISCOURSE.

Term	Definition
Accent	The ways in which words are pronounced. Accent can vary according to the region or social class of a speaker
Adjacency pairs	Two utterances that are linked together. It could be anything from a question and answer to two opinions. For example: ‘How are you?’/ ’Fine thanks’
Back-channel	Words, phrases and non-verbal utterances [e.g. ‘I see’, ‘oh’, ‘uh huh’, ‘really’] used by a listener to give feedback to a speaker that the message is being followed and understood
Deixis	Words such as ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘here’, ‘there, later, tonight’ which are only clear to those who are part of the conversation
Dialect	The distinctive grammar and vocabulary which is associated with a regional or social use of a language. There are many words for bread roll.