language and power Flashcards
O’Barr and Atkins (1980)
POWERLESS LANGUAGE
- Language associated with women was exhibited by both males and females whenever they were in a powerless situation in the courtroom
- These features were ‘powerless language’ not ‘women’s language’
Ervinn-Tripp (1972)
Decisions on forms of address are highly complex
Leet-Pelligrini (1980)
- expertise must hold power
- female expertise supports more than dominates
West (1984)
- doctors ask 91% questions between a doctor and patient interaction
- patients did not disrupt unless the doctor was female
language and gender ‘lakoff- defecit (women are more polite)
political power
held by those with the backing of the law
personal power
power held by individuals in the role of their organisation
social group power
social group power
Power held as a result of being a member of a dominant social group
instrumental power
Power used to maintain and enforce authority
Influential power
Power used to influence or persuade others
power in discourse
The ways in which power is manifested in situations through language
Power behind discourse
The focus on the social and ideological reasons behind the enactment of power
Social group power
Power held as a result of being a member of a dominant social group
homes and stubbe (2003
power is something we ‘do’
this is in support of Giles accommodation because you can change your language to sound more appropriate to where you are. eg. RP for work sounds like your smart
link to accents and dialects
