Communicative Strategies Quiz: Types of Communication Strategy

What communication strategy is employed when a speaker tries to open a topic with people they are talking to?

Which communication strategy involves limiting a topic for conversation to focus on a certain aspect or when time for discussion is very short?

What process involves the decision of who takes the floor in a conversation?

Which communication strategy regulates or manipulates the topic of conversation and how long the speaker wants the other person to talk?

What is the purpose of topic shifting in a conversation?

What is the function of repair in communication?

Which variety of repair involves the speaker initiating and carrying out the correction of a misunderstood utterance?

In which type of repair does the recipient initiate the correction of a misunderstood utterance, but the speaker carries out the repair?

Self-initiated self-repair

Other-initiated self-repair

Openers: a communication strategy employed by a speaker to introduce a topic to others in a conversation.

Topic restriction: a strategy that involves limiting a topic for conversation to focus on a certain aspect, often used when time for discussion is limited.

Turn allocation: the process of deciding who takes the floor in a conversation.

Topic control: a strategy that regulates or manipulates the topic of conversation and the duration of the other person's talk.

Topic shifting: a purposeful change of subject in a conversation, often used to avoid conflict, change the direction of the conversation, or to include others in the discussion.

Repair: a process that involves correcting or clarifying a misunderstood utterance in a conversation.

Self-initiated self-repair: a type of repair where the speaker initiates and carries out the correction of a misunderstood utterance.
Other-initiated self-repair: a type of repair where the recipient initiates the correction of a misunderstood utterance, but the speaker carries out the repair.