gender

Question 1

notes on Crystal’s gender ted talk?

Answer 1

-society teaches you to keep your head down
-41% of women leave the tech industry in their tenth year
-you need an advocate
-you need diversity in a team because it’s for everyone
-companies benefit financially from having a diverse team

Question 2

Bernard Spolsky (1998) ?
specialised jargon bonds

Answer 2

says that a ‘specialised jargon serves not just to label new and needed concepts, but to establish bonds between members of the in group and enforce boundaries for outsiders’

Question 3

Annarzej Kollataj (2009) ?
jargon is not stigmatised

Answer 3

argues that using such jargon is not stigmatised when compared to the other language choices (e.g. slang) that make group boundaries. thus it is accepted, such acceptance makes it powerful

Question 4

Penelope Eckert (2006) ?
jargon creates community

Answer 4

argues that language use in work communities creates a sense of identity for all those involved

Question 5

drew & heritage and asymmetry (1993) ?

Answer 5

suggests there are strong hierarchies of power within organisations, with many asymmetrical relationships marked by language use.
one example of this is the idea that there are constraints on individuals dictation the language they are allowed to use
examples: employees who have lost their job for posting on social media