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terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bathos | A sudden descent from elevated language or subject matter to the ordinary or the commonplace. |
| adjacency pairs | Pattern of speech in which one utterance is followed by an appropriate linked response. e.g. question followed by and answer. |
| chaining | Linking of a series of adjacency pairs to build up a conversation. |
| triplet | A pattern of three repeated words/ phrases. |
| understatement | The deliberate adoption of restrained language, often to achieve an ironic or humorous effect. |
| discourse markers | Words/phrases that give structure to speech or writing, enabling a writer to develop ideas, relate points to each other or move from one idea to the next. |