THE IMPORTANCE OF FIXED EXPRESSIONS IN ORAL SPONTANEITY

The study of spontaneous speech has become increasingly important in the field of linguistics, particularly in the realm of language processing and artificial intelligence. As we strive to create more realistic and engaging dialogue systems, understand the nuances of human communication, and improve the accuracy of speech recognition and machine translation, capturing the complexities of spontaneous speech becomes crucial. One key aspect of this challenge lies in recognizing and annotating fixed expressions, those seemingly “frozen” phrases or chunks of language that often deviate from the typical patterns of individual words. This paper explores the significance of fixed expressions in the context of oral spontaneity annotation, arguing that their inclusion is not merely a stylistic choice, but a necessary step towards achieving more accurate and insightful representations of human language.