occupation Flashcards
what is the name of Howard Giles’ theory
accommodation theory
when was Howard Giles’ theory
1973
why may we accommodate our language to someone else’s - Howard Giles
to improve conversation and understanding
what is the concept of accommodating our language - Howard Giles
making our language resemble their to language to their audience’s
name of making our language like someone else’s - Howard Giles
convergence
what is the process of dissimilating our language from someone else called - Howard Giles
divergence
what was Goffman’s study called
face theory
when was Goffman’s study conducted
1967
what type of conversations did Goffman study
face to face
what is face - Goffman
how we perceive ourselves or other
what other theory could you link with Goffman’s face theory
politeness theory
which linguists created the politeness theory
Brown and Levinson
when was Brown and Levinson ‘s study
1987
what is Brown and Levinson’s concept of politeness theory
protecting the feelings of those we are talking to
what must we avoid when talking to people - Brown and Levinson
showing the wrong status or relationship
true or false we must respect face - Brown and Levinson
true
what do conversations we are unhappy with do your face
they threaten our face
what should we avoid in language - Brown and Levinson
face threatening acts
what is positive face - Brown and Levinson
how we see ourselves
what is negative face - Brown and Levinson
our right to do things
which linguists created the IRF structures
Sinclair and Coulthard
when was Sinclair and Coulthard’s study
1975
what does the IRF structure stand for - Sinclair and Coulthard
initiation - response - feedback
what environment and interactions did Sinclair and Coulthard study
schools and teacher - pupil exchanges
what does the IRF structure provide - Sinclair and Coulthard
a pattern of language between between pupil and teacher
what did Drew and Heritage assess
workplace talk
what is a name work talk at work - Drew and Heritage
institutional talk
hen did Drew and Heritage’s study take place
1992
what is the purpose of institutional talk - Drew and Heritage
goal orientated
true or false constraints our placed on what is allowed to say at work - Drew and Heritage
true
which is more stable ordinary conversations or institutional talk - Drew and Heritage
ordinary conversations
name four features of institutional talk - Drew and Heritage
turn taking
structure
asymmetry
specific lexical choices
who analysed small talk at work
Talbot
who analysed small talk at work
Talbot
why may employees employ small talk at work - Talbot
to reach goals like time off
do managers use small talk - Talbot
yes to get employees on side
name a workplace where employees are trained to employ small talk - Talbot
call centres
who licences small talk - Talbot
bosses and those in charge
when was Koester’s study
2004
what did Koester analyse
relational talk
what did Koester find
specific language is used within occupational dialect
two features of Koester’s language at work
specialist lexis
semantic fields
