Topicshifta change ortransition fromone subject,theme, or topicof conversationto anotherBackchannellingactive listening cues,responses, or signalsthat listeners give to aspeaker during aconversation to showthat they are engaged,following, andunderstanding what isbeing said.Latchonthe act of joining anongoing conversationby connecting yourspeech or responseto a topic orstatement that hasjust been made byone of the speakers.Hedgea linguistic deviceused to soften theimpact of astatement or toindicate uncertainty,vagueness, orqualification.MaximofQualitythe avoidance ofsaying things thatone believes to befalse or for whichone lacks sufficientevidenceEllipsisrefers to the omissionof one or more wordsor phrases from asentence, usually toavoid repetition orredundancy, assumingthe omitted words canbe inferred from thecontextNegativePolitenessaim to avoidimposing on orinconveniencingthe other personby giving themspace andshowing deferenceVoicedPausea momentary, usuallyunintentionalvocalisation thatoccurs duringspeech, often when aspeaker is hesitatingor searching for theright wordsPositivePolitenesslanguage tomaintain orenhance thepositive social faceor self-image ofthe listener orinterlocutor.MaximofQuantityprovide anappropriate amountof information intheir communicationwithout being overlyinformative or toosparse.TagQuestiona grammaticalstructure used inspokenlanguage to turna declarativeinto a question.FTAthey can challengeor undermine thepositive socialidentity or self-esteem of thelistener orspeaker.FalseStartbeginning anutterance butthen abruptlychangingdirection andstarting over.Fillera word or phrasethat is used to fill apause, hesitation,or a moment ofsilence duringconversation.UncooperativeOverlapone person startsspeaking orresponding before theprevious speaker hasfinished their turn in amanner that is seen asimpolite, disruptive, orinconsiderate.TimedPausea deliberate andpurposeful pause ormoment of silencethat a speakerinserts into theirspeech for variousreasonsRepairThe goal of thisfeature is to resolvethe issue/error andensure effectivecommunicationbetween theparticipants in theconversation.Emphaticstressemphasising orgiving extraprominence to aparticular wordor syllable withinan utteranceInterruptionone person startsspeaking orresponding beforethe previous speakerhas finished their turnand successfullystops the first fromspeakingCooperativeOverlapthe second speakerbegins theircontribution beforethe first speaker hascompleted theirs toshow activeengagement in theconversationAdjacencyPairtwo relatedutterances in aconversationfollowing apredictablepattern.Topicshifta change ortransition fromone subject,theme, or topicof conversationto anotherBackchannellingactive listening cues,responses, or signalsthat listeners give to aspeaker during aconversation to showthat they are engaged,following, andunderstanding what isbeing said.Latchonthe act of joining anongoing conversationby connecting yourspeech or responseto a topic orstatement that hasjust been made byone of the speakers.Hedgea linguistic deviceused to soften theimpact of astatement or toindicate uncertainty,vagueness, orqualification.MaximofQualitythe avoidance ofsaying things thatone believes to befalse or for whichone lacks sufficientevidenceEllipsisrefers to the omissionof one or more wordsor phrases from asentence, usually toavoid repetition orredundancy, assumingthe omitted words canbe inferred from thecontextNegativePolitenessaim to avoidimposing on orinconveniencingthe other personby giving themspace andshowing deferenceVoicedPausea momentary, usuallyunintentionalvocalisation thatoccurs duringspeech, often when aspeaker is hesitatingor searching for theright wordsPositivePolitenesslanguage tomaintain orenhance thepositive social faceor self-image ofthe listener orinterlocutor.MaximofQuantityprovide anappropriate amountof information intheir communicationwithout being overlyinformative or toosparse.TagQuestiona grammaticalstructure used inspokenlanguage to turna declarativeinto a question.FTAthey can challengeor undermine thepositive socialidentity or self-esteem of thelistener orspeaker.FalseStartbeginning anutterance butthen abruptlychangingdirection andstarting over.Fillera word or phrasethat is used to fill apause, hesitation,or a moment ofsilence duringconversation.UncooperativeOverlapone person startsspeaking orresponding before theprevious speaker hasfinished their turn in amanner that is seen asimpolite, disruptive, orinconsiderate.TimedPausea deliberate andpurposeful pause ormoment of silencethat a speakerinserts into theirspeech for variousreasonsRepairThe goal of thisfeature is to resolvethe issue/error andensure effectivecommunicationbetween theparticipants in theconversation.Emphaticstressemphasising orgiving extraprominence to aparticular wordor syllable withinan utteranceInterruptionone person startsspeaking orresponding beforethe previous speakerhas finished their turnand successfullystops the first fromspeakingCooperativeOverlapthe second speakerbegins theircontribution beforethe first speaker hascompleted theirs toshow activeengagement in theconversationAdjacencyPairtwo relatedutterances in aconversationfollowing apredictablepattern.

Spoken Language BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. a change or transition from one subject, theme, or topic of conversation to another
    Topic shift
  2. active listening cues, responses, or signals that listeners give to a speaker during a conversation to show that they are engaged, following, and understanding what is being said.
    Back channelling
  3. the act of joining an ongoing conversation by connecting your speech or response to a topic or statement that has just been made by one of the speakers.
    Latch on
  4. a linguistic device used to soften the impact of a statement or to indicate uncertainty, vagueness, or qualification.
    Hedge
  5. the avoidance of saying things that one believes to be false or for which one lacks sufficient evidence
    Maxim of Quality
  6. refers to the omission of one or more words or phrases from a sentence, usually to avoid repetition or redundancy, assuming the omitted words can be inferred from the context
    Ellipsis
  7. aim to avoid imposing on or inconveniencing the other person by giving them space and showing deference
    Negative Politeness
  8. a momentary, usually unintentional vocalisation that occurs during speech, often when a speaker is hesitating or searching for the right words
    Voiced Pause
  9. language to maintain or enhance the positive social face or self-image of the listener or interlocutor.
    Positive Politeness
  10. provide an appropriate amount of information in their communication without being overly informative or too sparse.
    Maxim of Quantity
  11. a grammatical structure used in spoken language to turn a declarative into a question.
    Tag Question
  12. they can challenge or undermine the positive social identity or self-esteem of the listener or speaker.
    FTA
  13. beginning an utterance but then abruptly changing direction and starting over.
    False Start
  14. a word or phrase that is used to fill a pause, hesitation, or a moment of silence during conversation.
    Filler
  15. one person starts speaking or responding before the previous speaker has finished their turn in a manner that is seen as impolite, disruptive, or inconsiderate.
    Uncooperative Overlap
  16. a deliberate and purposeful pause or moment of silence that a speaker inserts into their speech for various reasons
    Timed Pause
  17. The goal of this feature is to resolve the issue/error and ensure effective communication between the participants in the conversation.
    Repair
  18. emphasising or giving extra prominence to a particular word or syllable within an utterance
    Emphatic stress
  19. one person starts speaking or responding before the previous speaker has finished their turn and successfully stops the first from speaking
    Interruption
  20. the second speaker begins their contribution before the first speaker has completed theirs to show active engagement in the conversation
    Cooperative Overlap
  21. two related utterances in a conversation following a predictable pattern.
    Adjacency Pair