Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Theory -- Chapter 2 Methodology -- Chapter 3 Silent Pauses (SP) -- Chapter 4 Filled pauses (FP) -- Chapter 5 Language as shield: A hierarchy of guardedness -- Chapter 6 Verboseness and rate of speech -- Chapter 7 Summary of findings for hesitations, ROS, and ver-boseness -- Chapter 8 Speech errors and repairs: the disintegration of sur-face structure -- Chapter 9 Hesitations vs. speech errors/repairs -- Chapter 10 Social and psychological variables -- Chapter 11 Conclusion -- Appendix A Filled Pause (FP) frequency by location -- Appendix Β List of abbreviations -- Appendix C Interview questionnaire -- Appendix D Sample transcribed text -- Appendix Ε Sample of data base entries for hesitation codes -- Appendix F Errors and repairs vs. length of stay -- Appendix G Social variables vs. hesitations and speech errors - "less educated" -- Appendix Η Social variables vs. hesitations and speech errors - "more educated" -- Appendix I Social variables vs. hesitations and speech errors - over-21-years-in-US -- Appendix J Social variables vs. hesitations and speech errors - under-14-years-in-US -- Notes -- References -- Index.