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

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