Exam Prep Flashcards
Quick eg - Euphemism
Sentinel events
Negative patient outcomes
Detailed eg - PC
People With Disability Australia (PWDA)
Guide for respectful language
‘ person with Autism’
‘ Autistic person’
Detailed eg - Discriminatory Lang (Racism)
Michael Walters, Noongar man, AFL player - July 2022
‘I hope you die you petrol sniffing cn’
‘Black a dog’
Detailed eg -Dysphemistic Lang ( Positive context)
Simon Taylor 2022 comedy fest
‘Bullish*t’
Detailed eg - Dysphemistic Lang (Expletives)
Mark Latham, One National NSW leader
April 2023
‘How does that compare to sticking a d*ck up a blokes a**’
Quote - Slang
‘Means of marking social or linguistic identity’ (Crystal)
Quote - Discriminatory lang
‘Reinforcing the subjugation of people already in a weak … position in society
( Hamilton, The conversation)
Quote - Discriminatory Lang (positive)
‘The more affectionate [speakers] feel… the more abusive the language’
(Burridge)
Detailed Eg - Discriminatory Lang
(Sexual orientation)
Daily Mail- August 2023
Greengrocer, Kapiris posted to Facebook
Comments about Matilda’s
‘Carpet munchers’
Short eg - PC
‘Queer’
‘Xe / Xem’
‘They / Them
Detailed eg - Slang
July 2023
The Age - Suttenfield’s letter to the editor on recent experience with Bonza Airline
NP’s ‘little Aussie battler’
‘Down under’
Garners support from Aus Readership.
Quick eg - Jargon
Snowboarding - Mute, Crail, Stalefish
Detailed Eg - Jargon
William Boag Architects (WBa)
Promise to customers
‘Application of passive and active design strategies’
‘Fit for purpose design solutions’
Quote - Jargon
‘It is not exclusivity; it is precision’
(Stephen Fry)
Quote - Euphemisms
‘Linguistic deodorisers’
(Burridge)
