i-vi -- 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 verboseness -- Chapter 8: Speech errors and repairs: the disintegration of surface 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