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fala cuidada

English translation: formal speech

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Portuguese term or phrase:	fala cuidada
English translation:	formal speech
Entered by:	Matt Coler

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16:46 Jul 11, 2009

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Social Sciences - Linguistics / sociolinguistics

Portuguese term or phrase: fala cuidada

wrt.: ... a proposta de Labov que parte de oito critérios para a análise da fala espontânea. Quatro deles são categorizados como de fala coloquial e quatro definem a fala cuidada.

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His proposal considers eight criteria for the analysis of spontaneous speech. Half of which are categorized as casual speech and half XXX.

Matt Coler KudoZ activity Questions: 1491 (6 open) (3 without valid answers) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 13 Netherlands
Local time: 03:36

formal speech

Explanation:
http://books.google.com/books?id=f-afkabNB6QC&pg=PA107&lpg=P...

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Note added at 44 mins (2009-07-11 17:30:51 GMT)
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Segundo o Manual de Sociollingüística de Xosé Antón González Riaño. vide link acima.

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Note added at 4 days (2009-07-16 14:06:35 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.
Thank you too. - AV

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delveneto
United States
Local time: 21:36

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4 +4

formal speech

delveneto

careful speech

Irati Carrascal

polished speech

Marlene Curtis

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13 mins confidence:

polished speech

Explanation:
My suggestion.

His proposal considers eight criteria for the analysis of spontaneous speech. Half of them are categorized as casual speech and half as polished speech.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 21:36
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Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 63

21 mins confidence:

careful speech

Explanation:
That's what Labov uses in his book, Sociolinguistic Patterns (see page 86). http://books.google.com/books?id=hD0PNMu8CfQC&pg=PA86&lpg=PA...

Irati Carrascal
Spain
Local time: 03:36
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