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Things that make you go mm ( or er, ah and uh) - analysing fillers and interruptions

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2009 (Volume) 43
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Language
Page 10-12
Authors Trousdale, Graeme
Contents

An irritating distraction? A sign of a poor grasp of English? Or an important part of the way we communicate? Linguist Graeme Trousdale explores the role of fillers and interruptions in spoken English.

Keywords
Communication     Language     Speech