Terms
Term
similarities of speech and writing
Definition
>initial attempt to decide the overall meaning to be communicated >followed by production and proceeds on a clause-by-clause basis >writing often aims to mimic verbal expression
Term
differences between speech and writing
Definition
>speech is temporary unless recorded whereas writing is permanent unless destroyed >speakers typically know their audience and receive moment-by-moment feedback >writers have direct access to previous writings and can change them >speaker is suited for social functions whereas writing is suited for conveying information
Term
speech production
Definition
>more cognitively challenging than comprehension >cognitive load lowered through syntactic priming and preformulation
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