The terminology used throughout this publication recognises this new territory and tries to capture something of the distinctive features of the grammar of speech. We now explain these distinctive features in detail, using examples from different corpora of spoken English.The headings under which they are grouped indicate the ways in which aspects of spoken grammar work together to realise the functions associated with talk. The terminology used throughout this publication recognises this new territory and tries to capture something of the distinctive features of the grammar of speech. We now explain these distinctive features in detail, using examples from different corpora of spoken English. The headings under which they are grouped indicate the ways in which aspects of spoken grammar work together to realise the functions associated with talk