Chapter 6: Verboseness and rate of speech

Chapters in this book

1. i-vi i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1: Theory 3
7. Chapter 2: Methodology 25
8. Chapter 3: Silent Pauses (SP) 53
9. Chapter 4: Filled pauses (FP) 71
10. Chapter 5: Language as shield: A hierarchy of guardedness 99
11. Chapter 6: Verboseness and rate of speech 115
12. Chapter 7: Summary of findings for hesitations, ROS, and verboseness 137
13. Chapter 8: Speech errors and repairs: the disintegration of surface structure 145
14. Chapter 9: Hesitations vs. speech errors/repairs 159
15. Chapter 10: Social and psychological variables 169
16. Chapter 11: Conclusion 231
17. Appendix A: Filled Pause (FP) frequency by location 235
18. Appendix Β: List of abbreviations 236
19. Appendix C: Interview questionnaire 239
20. Appendix D: Sample transcribed text 251
21. Appendix Ε: Sample of data base entries for hesitation codes 253
22. Appendix F: Errors and repairs vs. length of stay 254
23. Appendix G: Social variables vs. hesitations and speech errors – “less educated” 256
24. Appendix Η: Social variables vs. hesitations and speech errors – “more educated” 261
25. Appendix I: Social variables vs. hesitations and speech errors – over-21-years-in-US 265
26. Appendix J: Social variables vs. hesitations and speech errors – under-14-years-in-US 270
27. Notes 276
28. References 283
29. Index 300