Communicative Strategies

Which of the following is NOT a communicative strategy?

• Restriction

• Responsibility

• Repair

• Termination

All of these are affected when there is a shift in speech context and speech style. Which does NOT belong to the group?

• Delivery

• Language Form

• Topic Control

• Message

What pertains to the process by which people decide who takes the conversation floor?

• Repair

• Topic Control

• Topic Shifting

• Turn-taking

What strategy involves moving from one topic to another?

• Repair

• Topic Control

• Topic Shifting

• Turn-taking

What covers how procedural formality or informality affects the development of topic in conversations?

• Repair

• Turn-taking

• Topic Shifting

• Topic Control

Which refers to the conversation participants’ close-initiating expressions that end a topic in a conversation?

• Termination

• Turn-taking

• Repair

• Topic Control

What refers to how speakers address the problem in speaking, listening and comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation?

• Termination

• Turn-taking

• Repair

• Topic Control

Which of the following is an example of nomination?

• Please go back to the main topic.

• Bye. See you next time!

• Hi Sam!, How have you been?

• Speaking of switching, I heard they shall switch candidates very soon.

Which of the following is an example of termination?

• Please go back to the main topic.

• Bye. See you next time!

• Hi Kelra!, How have you been?

• Speaking of switching, I heard they shall switch candidates very soon.

When you say, “Please tell Hadji that he has to see Ms. Mabini,” what strategy are you applying?

• Restriction

• Repair

• Topic Shifting

• Nomination