Hey guys,
Could someone please explain how I should go about discussing 'topic management' in a spoken informal text, for a short answer question?
What things should I be looking out for in the transcript and how should I structure my response?
Also how can I talk about 'turn taking' reflecting relationships between interlocutors in a spoken informal text?
I'm really struggling preparing for a SAC in two weeks time 
Hey, Ahmad!
All you really need to do to discuss topic management is identify where and how the subject of conversation changed. So like, Speaker A may introduce the first topic but then, on line 10, Speaker B changes the subject. And then on line 26, Speaker A changes it back to the initial topic. And so on.
Interlocutors can manage the topic in a number of ways. Subject shifts can be very obvious ("so, to change the topic...") or less so. Ultimately, just follow the transcript from start to finish and speak about what the topic was, how it progressed, and who managed that topic (and how).
Does that answer your question? :/
In regard to turn-taking, you can usually glean relationship between the interlocutors by the
types of turns. If they're all very structured, for example - with limited overlapping speech - the relationship seems more formal. This may be the case in, for example, a job interview, where one interlocutor (the interviewee) speaks only when addressed (essentially, when they're given the floor). When social relationships are closer, turn-taking may be more aggressive and less structured. You may notice with your friends, for example, that there is more overlapping speech and butting in.
Please post again if that wasn't clear (I don't think it was hugely well explained) or if you have any other questions before your SAC!
Is english language any easier than mainstream english. Do you have to read novels and stuff, because i was considering changing to englang in term 3
Hey NAT,
I don't think anybody can really answer whether or not English Language is "easier" than English, because that's a purely subjective judgement call. But no, you don't need to read any novels.
Is politeness the same as face needs? If not, what is it? Is it literally "being polite"?
They're definitely related - like, you might use politeness features to avoid infringing on negative face. But yeah, you can practically think of it as just "being polite".
Speaking more linguistically, there are some features that are common in terms of politeness, such as
hedging.
Hey 👋
How do you guys (is that a good language example for something because guys incorporates girls?) like to structure your metalanguage glossaries? Perhaps by the subsystems - as listed in the study design, or how else?
Sorry if this has been asked before!
I definitely recommend going subsystem by subsystem! This just makes it easier (IMO) to remember what's included in which subsystem, which is useful for the analytical commentary.
Hi,
I was wondering what was included the introduction of an analytical commentary?
Context, social purpose, text type, mode, register, field, audience anything else?
What's contextual factor?
Yep, all of those things can be included.
Other things you might like to include are relationship between the speakers, location, time period.
And just checking - by social purpose, you're referring to the function of the text, right?
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