Read the following conversation between two speakers.
Speaker A: Well, all right, North Carolina. That’s up there by Kentucky, isn’t it?
Speaker B: Kentucky?
Speaker A: Uh-huh.
Speaker B: Uh, North Carolina is all the way on the east coast.
Speaker A: Okay.
Speaker B: It’s further west than Georgia, it’s, uh, right below Virginia.
Speaker A: Okay. Well, Kentucky’s next to Virginia, I’m pretty sure. Well, I’m from Kentucky, I should know but,
Speaker B: …
Speaker A: I don’t, I’m sorry. […]
Speaker B: Yeah. Well, one thing I miss is, uh, is the people from Texas, are, are, you know, I miss their morals, their values and everything. It’s, uh,
Speaker A: Yeah, we’re down here at the Bible belt, aren’t we? Uh, I wasn’t saved until I got down here, and people down here are just, there’s so many Christians, and it’s so different from Kentucky but,
Speaker B: Uh-huh. […]
Speaker A: But I enjoy it. I talked to people from, well, C-, what, Carolina now –
Speaker B: Uh-huh
Speaker A: – up in, uh, Boston, and New York, well Boston is New York, isn’t it?
Discuss (i) the women’s language features and (ii) the functions of these language features in the conversation.
Read the following conversation between two speakers. Speaker A: Well, all right,…
Read the following conversation between two speakers.