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1
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what is the name of Howard Giles’ theory

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accommodation theory

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when was Howard Giles’ theory

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1973

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why may we accommodate our language to someone else’s - Howard Giles

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to improve conversation and understanding

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what is the concept of accommodating our language - Howard Giles

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making our language resemble their to language to their audience’s

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name of making our language like someone else’s - Howard Giles

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convergence

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what is the process of dissimilating our language from someone else called - Howard Giles

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divergence

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what was Goffman’s study called

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face theory

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when was Goffman’s study conducted

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1967

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what type of conversations did Goffman study

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face to face

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10
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what is face - Goffman

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how we perceive ourselves or other

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what other theory could you link with Goffman’s face theory

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politeness theory

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12
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which linguists created the politeness theory

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Brown and Levinson

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when was Brown and Levinson ‘s study

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1987

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what is Brown and Levinson’s concept of politeness theory

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protecting the feelings of those we are talking to

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what must we avoid when talking to people - Brown and Levinson

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showing the wrong status or relationship

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true or false we must respect face - Brown and Levinson

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true

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17
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what do conversations we are unhappy with do your face

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they threaten our face

18
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what should we avoid in language - Brown and Levinson

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face threatening acts

19
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what is positive face - Brown and Levinson

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how we see ourselves

20
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what is negative face - Brown and Levinson

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our right to do things

21
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which linguists created the IRF structures

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Sinclair and Coulthard

22
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when was Sinclair and Coulthard’s study

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1975

23
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what does the IRF structure stand for - Sinclair and Coulthard

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initiation - response - feedback

24
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what environment and interactions did Sinclair and Coulthard study

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schools and teacher - pupil exchanges

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what does the IRF structure provide - Sinclair and Coulthard

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a pattern of language between between pupil and teacher

26
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what did Drew and Heritage assess

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workplace talk

27
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what is a name work talk at work - Drew and Heritage

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institutional talk

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hen did Drew and Heritage’s study take place

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1992

29
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what is the purpose of institutional talk - Drew and Heritage

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goal orientated

30
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true or false constraints our placed on what is allowed to say at work - Drew and Heritage

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true

31
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which is more stable ordinary conversations or institutional talk - Drew and Heritage

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ordinary conversations

32
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name four features of institutional talk - Drew and Heritage

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turn taking
structure
asymmetry
specific lexical choices

33
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who analysed small talk at work

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Talbot

34
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who analysed small talk at work

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Talbot

35
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why may employees employ small talk at work - Talbot

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to reach goals like time off

36
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do managers use small talk - Talbot

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yes to get employees on side

37
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name a workplace where employees are trained to employ small talk - Talbot

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call centres

38
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who licences small talk - Talbot

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bosses and those in charge

39
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when was Koester’s study

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2004

40
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what did Koester analyse

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relational talk

41
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what did Koester find

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specific language is used within occupational dialect

42
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two features of Koester’s language at work

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specialist lexis
semantic fields

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