Occupation

Question 1

John Swales

Answer 1

• proposed the term ‘the web of discourse’, which is sometimes referred to as being part of a ‘discourse community’.
• This essentially states that within a work place, employees are part of a group who share a common purpose and goal and within that web, language use shares similarities and differences.

Question 2

Evaluate the idea that occupational language hinders rather than aids expression P1

Answer 2

P1- agree Swales, Inferential frameworks (purpose-driven interactions), transactional Lang Drew and Heritage, Herrgard BUT DEPENDS ON ROLE ACCOMODATION THEORY.

Question 3

Evaluate the idea that occupational language hinders rather than aids expression P2

Answer 3

Colleen Glenney, allows to make scientific breakthroughs, Crystal. LIMIT CBC Radio

Question 4

Evaluate the idea that occupational language hinders rather than aids expression P3

Answer 4

Spolsky and Plain ENGLISH Campaign e.g. peripheral edema- polysllyabic replacements for perfectly adequate simple words . Could say about FLK funny looking kid. Closed network for a new employee (Milroy). However, sometimes public don’t need to know

Question 5

Evaluate the idea that occupational language hinders rather than aids expression P4

Answer 5

Chapman however Kim&Elder

Question 6

Colleen Glenney

Answer 6

“Jargon condenses meaning and allows us to share information effectively… it is deeply meaningful to the people who use it. And jargon can aid rather than hinder the expression of meaning”. She didn’t say this but also scientific breakthroughs L-ascorbic acid

Question 7

However CBC Radio

Answer 7

Study found ‘more jargon in a paper means fewer scientists will read it’

Question 8

Crystal

Answer 8

Crystal believes that jargon leads to efficiency and ultimately optimal communication.

Question 9

Althusser

Answer 9

• Althusser argues that it disturbs our thoughts if we don’t know/use the jargon.

Question 10

Koester

Answer 10

Koester argues that the workplace is varied and that, within conversations, we can divide interactions into ‘transactional’ and ‘interactional’.
* Transactional conversations are all about making a transaction (i.e. getting something done).

Question 11

Drew and Heritage

Answer 11

Drew and Heritage argue that conversations that take place at work are goal-orientated – the person who starts the conversation is trying to achieve a work-based goal.