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Orð og tunga
B: Langir dagar eru svo skemmtilegir, ég bara varð!
C: Æj!! Mig langar í fjöruferð!
D: næs!
E: Djöfull væri ég til í fjöruferð.
F: ÞESSIR DAGAR VERÐA FRÁBÆRIR!!! OH MY
GOD!6
(2) A: Langur dagur á morgun. Jííííhaaaaaaaaa
B: Vá, vandræðalegt, takk fyrir að minna mig á þetta.7
(3) A: Er séns ad fa far med einhverjum úr midbænum i
kvöld?
B: haha það er svo erfitt að horfa á þig ströggla svona
A: Hjáááálp!!!8
(4) A: Takk fyrir awesome kvöld í gær!!!9
For a deeper analysis, Table 1 presents all categories of conceptual oral-
ity as well as their type and token distribution.
English expressions Other foreign expressions Inter- jections Lexical Creations
U ada n- pted Adapted U ada n- pted Adapted
Types Tokens Types Tokens Types Tokens Types Tokens Types Tokens Types Tokens
55 91 25 51 3 3 1 1 31 76 2 2
Total number of types/ tokens 80/138 4/4 31/76 2/2
Tnble 1. Conceptual Orality: Categories are English expressions, foreign expres-
sions (non-English), interjections and lexical creations. The first two catego-
ries are subdivided into unadapted and adapted expressions, and they in-
clude both single words and phrases. Phrases are counted as one expression.
The last row shows the total number of types and tokens for each category.
r' In (I), the participants converse about the schedule for some long working days.
7 In (2), A reminds the audience of a long working day. B thanks for the reminder.
8 In (3), A asks the audience to get a ride. B replies that it is hard to see A struggling.
A then calls for help.
9 In (4), A thanks the audience for a great evening.