Occupation

Question 1

Swales- Discourse communities 1998

Answer 1

A discourse community is of group of people that communicate for a purpose, or tend to share goals. As a result will use functional language EG jargon

Question 2

Drew and heritage 1992

Answer 2

They defined institutional talk where people share goals and these are tied to their work identities.

Question 3

Drew and heritage AO1

Answer 3

Turn taking
Asymmetry
Organisational structure of conversations

Question 4

Talbot- small talk

Answer 4

Small talk is used tactically within business as functional method eg to lead a request or as part of your roll at a call centre

Question 5

Gutierrez 1995

Answer 5

Academic discourse places competency very highly, so you’ll be more successful if you express yourself in a proper way

Question 6

Sinclair and Coulthard

Answer 6

IRF structure (initiation, response, feedback) explains how language works in a classroom and why teachers do more talking