The Nature of Speaking: the test

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What's B's utterance in this dialogue?
A: Have you got a minute?
B: Sure. What do you need?
1. Preferred Response followed by Initiate: inform
2. Preferred Response followed by Follow up (turn passing)
3. Preferred Response followed by Initiate: elicit
4. Temporised Response followed Initiate: elicit
We went to the course and played half a round and it started to rain and I suggested going off and John agreed. is an example of ...
1. simplification
2. parataxis
3. hypotaxis
4. false starting
The three main processing pressures are:
1. time, preparation level and roles of speakers and listeners
2. time, size of audience and topic familiarity
3. time, preparation level and topic familiarity
4. familiarity with the audience, preparation level and topic familiarity
Context dependency refers to ...
1. discourse competence
2. strategic competence
3. noticing the hearer's reactions
4. where, when and who we speak to
The four sorts of Initiation are:
1. Elicit, Request, Direct, Inform
2. Elicit, Request, Direct, Tell
3. Concede, Request, Direct, Inform
4. Elicit, Request, Enquire, Inform
I went to the shop ... well, I went to the supermarket actually ... and bought a loaf of bread. is an example of.
1. repetition
2. reformulation
3. simplification
4. false starting
Formulaic expressions include things like:
1. Hmm. Are you certain it's him?
2. ... and then ... and so ...
3. I don't care
4. Far be it from me to argue but ...
When speaking is described as innovative, the reference is to phenomena such as ...
1. the invention of new words
2. the need to use modality carefully
3. the use of simplified grammar
4. the very informal nature of slang

The Nature of Speaking

Multiple-choice exercise