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Language And Power Flashcards

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Teacher and student quotes

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“First you need to concentrate (.) yes (.) now…”

“Now look did we not go over this yesterday?”

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Donald Trump and Sean Hannity quotes

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“For you or for me”- Trumps words
“So the fact is er we really we’re really rocking”- Trumps words
“Frustrating” “disappointing”- Hannity

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What is initiation response feedback?

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3 patterns of discussion between the teacher and learner
- teacher initiates, learner responds, teacher gives feedback

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Who put forward IRF theory?

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Coulthard and Sinclair

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Who theorised face theory?

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Brown and Levinson

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What is face?

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Public self-image of which we expect others to be aware of

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What is positive face?

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The desire to be connected, liked, accepted e.g greetings, compliments

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What is negative face?

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desire to be independent and avoid being imposed upon e.g apologies, mitigating devices

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Who suggests there’s three readings for a media text in 1973?

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Stuart Hall

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What are the three readings by Stuart Hall?

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Dominant reading- audience accepts and interprets in the way the producer intended
Negotiated readings- audience understands what text is trying to achieve but don’t relate
Oppositional readings- audience rejects text due to beliefs or experiences

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What is audience positioning?

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Assumptions made in a text about its readers background knowledge, understanding, attitudes etc in order to guide them towards an interpretation

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WaterAid charity appeal quotes

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“Will kill fourteen hundred children”
Repetition of “will”
“Imagine your child drinking dirty water knowing the next sip could kill them”

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What is the context of the WaterAid charity appeal?

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P-Get people to donate
L- TV
A- anyone/ specifically parents
T- charity appeal

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Army quotes

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“Young knights of the sky- British army compared to “blindly obedient”
“Eliminate” and “suppress”- British compared to “destroy” and “kill”

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Boris Johnson Covid-19 speech

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“Invisible mugger”
“Beginning to turn the tide”

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Boris Johnson and Eddie Mair quotes

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“Let me ask you about a barefaced lie”- Mair
“The times let you go after you made up a quote (.) why did you make up a quote”- Mair

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Who holds power in the BJ and EM interview and what is it an example of?

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Mair holds personal power
Face threatening act

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Paxman and Galloway quotes

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“If you ask me that question again, I’m going. I warn you now”- Galloway

“Mr Galloway, are you proud of having got rid of one of the very few black women in parliament”- Paxman

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Who has the power in the Paxman and Galloway interview?

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Shared power, Paxman at the start then Galloway by the end

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WHO theorised the deficit model in 1975?

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Robin Lakoff

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What does Lakoff believe?

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Women’s language is weak and lacking in power

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What are some examples of the deficit model?

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Hedging
More tag questions
Empty adjectives
Speak less frequently
Overuse qualifiers
Apologise more
More modal verbs

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Who theorised that powerless language is not a gendered concept?

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O’Barr and Atkins

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What else do O’Barr and Atkins say?

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Women are generally in a powerless position in society and therefore powerless language has just become associated with women

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Cardi B and Joe Biden quotes

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“What’s your main interest, in terms of this election?” -Biden
“I got four kids, five grandkids”- Biden
“So Joe, i head you got some questions for me”- Cardi

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What is the purpose of the Cardi b interview?

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Cardi wants a change and Biden wants people to vote for him

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What happens in the interview with Cardi B and Biden?

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Cardi B holds social group and personal power and talks for most of it
Biden holds it at the start

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What is Tannens Difference model?

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Men and women’s speech is different but equal- reflection of social stereotypes women are more cooperative speakers and sensitive to ‘face wants’ of others

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What is Report (info)

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=men- language they have has more “airtime”, speak asymmetrically
Purpose of language to gain power

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What is Rapport (relationship)?

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=women- language is more long-winded, speak symmetrically, speak in private
Purpose of language to build relationship

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Examples of Tannens difference models

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Men Vs women:

Status Vs support

Independence Vs intimacy

Advice Vs understanding

Information Vs feelings

Orders Vs proposals

Conflict Vs compromise

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