Interjections - Shirt utterances used to express emotions and reactions, Backchanneling - Verbal cues and signals used by listeners to show active engagement or agreement during a conversation, such as "uh-huh" or "I see.", Discourse Marker - Words or phrases used in spoken language to indicate the structure of discourse, highlight key points, or signal shifts in conversation (e.g., "well," "so," "you know")., Elision - The omission or slurring of sounds, syllables, or words in spoken language, often for the sake of fluency (e.g., "gonna" for "going to")., Fillers - Words or sounds used in spoken language as pauses, placeholders, or fillers during speech, such as "um," "uh," or "like.", Grice's Maxims - A set of conversational principles that describe the underlying rules for effective and cooperative communication in spoken language., Intonation - The variation in pitch, melody, and stress patterns in spoken language that convey additional meaning and emotion., Overlap - When two or more speakers in a conversation speak simultaneously, which may be unintentional or used for various pragmatic purposes., Paralinguistics - Non-verbal elements of spoken communication, including tone, pitch, tempo, volume, and other vocal qualities that convey meaning., The Floor - The opportunity to speak, Turn-Taking - The process of transitioning between speakers in a conversation, often governed by unspoken rules and cues in spoken language., Utterance - A complete unit of speech in spoken language, often corresponding to a single statement, question, or command., Prosody - The rhythm, melody, and intonation of spoken language, including elements like stress and tempo that contribute to its expressive qualities., Asymmetrical Exhange - A conversation where the speakers are in unequal positions of power., Symmetrical Exchange - A conversation where speakers are in equal positions of power., Latch on - Where an exchange has a smooth interchange of speakers.,

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