The Incidence of Filled Pauses in Relation to Part of Speech.

Cook, Mark

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Publication Date: 1971

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The Incidence of Filled Pauses in Relation to Part of Speech

Cook, Mark

Language and Speech, 14 pt 2, 135-39, Apr-Jun 71

Examines the occurrence of filled pauses (FP) in the spontaneous speech of 11 speakers, finding that FP's occur (1) less often than expected before nouns, verbs, and adverbs, (2) more often than expected before pronouns, and (3) about as often as expected before adjectives. Tables and references. (VJ)

Descriptors: Adverbs, Determiners (Languages), Form Classes (Languages), Language Research, Nouns, Pronouns, Sentence Structure, Speech Habits, Unwritten Language, Verbs

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