Spoken Language Features Review Crossword

Controlling the agenda of a conversation
sgoffman's name for self-esteem
our need to maintain self-esteem. Threatened if we are criticised.
Self-interet.The desire not to be imposed upon, intruded upon, or otherwise put upon
direct and blunt language
an informal politeness strategy in which the speaker assumes the other party will agree
indirect and hedged politeness strategy using negative constructs. 'You couldn't pass that to me, could you?'
Something which damages self-esteem
Distinctive way of pronouncing language. Linked to regional variations
When one tries to be as clear, as brief, and as orderly as one can in what one says, and where one avoids obscurity and ambiguity. Maxim of ...
Where one tries to be relevant, and says things that are pertinent to the discussion. Maxim of...
Where one tries to be truthful, and does not give information that is false or that is not supported by evidence. Maxim of...
Where one tries to be as informative as one possibly can, and gives as much information as is needed, and no more. Maxim of ...
A standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Full name of the IPA
The technical name for written or spoken communication or debate
vocabulary of a language
study of the ways in which context contributes to meaning
The act of adapting to another speakers dialect or sociolect
Deliberately avoiding links with the language in use within a group or situation
upward convergence using a more standard form of English
downward convergence by using a non-standard form of English