AO2 theorists For Occupation Flashcards
What is accommodation theory?
Giles- converge and diverge depending on context to save positive face
What did Fairclough say in 2001?
These power relationships give rise to what may be termed as unequal encounters. One speaker is seen as the powerful participant and the other are less
What does Hornyak suggest?
Compliments follow down the hierarchy in institutions and flow from the people in higher positions
Who talked about saving positive face?
Goffman
What does drew and heritage talk about in 1992?
Institutional talk
What do drew and heritage suggest about goal orientation?
Participants in workplace conversations usually focus on specific tasks or goals
What does drew and heritage suggest about turn taking rules or restrictions ?
Some professional contexts there are special turn taking rules in operation but even when no rules exist, there is unwritten restrictions on who speaks when
What does drew and heritage say about allowable contributions?
May be restrictions on kind of contributions are considered ‘allowable’
What does drew and heritage say about professional lexis?
Professional/ workplace context may be reflected in lexical choice ie special lexis or vocabulary used by speakers
What does drew and heritage say about structure?
Workplace and professional interactions may be structural in specific ways due to hierarchy
What does drew and heritage say about asymmetry?
Workplace and professional interactions are often asymmetrical , that is often one speaker has more power and knowledge than another
What does Yule say in 2004?
Speech is a form of social identity and is used consciously to indicate membership of different social groups
What did zderiek and Salzman say in 2004?
Need to share; pronunciation, grammar vocabulary and manner of speaking belong to the same speech community. We want to sound like each other
What does John Swales discuss in 1990?
Groups that have goals or purposes and use communication to achieve these goals - discourse communities
What does he wings and he wings say in 2005?
Groups of people who share particular registers and use the kinds of texts in which these registers occur
What does fairclouh say in 2011?
Instrumental authority- enforcing authority
What does fairclough say about power in and behind the discourse ?
Power in discourse in power gained through language and power behind the discourse is focused on the organisation of institutions and enactment of power
What does wareing discuss about power rules in 1990?
Political power- held by politicians police and those in law courts , personal power, holding power due to occupational role and social group power - power due to social variables such as age gender class
What does koester say in 2004?
Photic talk- how employees can support each other in tasks. Establish interpersonal relationships
What did Nelson suggest in 2000?
Business language semantic field for business, involving lim categories. Business people, companies, money
What does louhiala - Saminen say in 1995?
Business letters, emails, are more formal because the conventions are well established
What does Cameron say in 2000?
Call centre conversations- conversations in call centre are highly formulating rather than spontaneous
What does coulthard and Sinclair say in 1975?
Teachers use IRF ( initiation, response, feedback)
What does brown and Levison discuss in 1987?
Politeness strategies
