Occupation and Language: Drew and Heritage and maybe Fairclough Flashcards
When did Drew and Heritage do their study?
1993
What are Inferential Frameworks?
Ways that people speak which are inferred by their social position in something
Do Inferential Frameworks favour and oppose certain language?
Yes
What language might be favoured in the Inferential Framework in a Business?
Formal and technical language
What language might be opposed in the Inferential Framework in a Business?
Taboo or Informal Language
What does workplace talk differ heavily from?
Informal talk
Name 2 concepts Drew and Heritage created
Inferential Frameworks, Institutional Talk
Define Institutional Talk
The way that people speak in the workplace
What are topics in Institutional Talk usually about?
Usually talking about goals of the company or how to achieve them
What is essential with communication in jobs when you are talking to each other so there are no interruptions?
Turn-taking
What is the case with two people talking in a workplace in terms of their power?
It is usually Asymmetrical
What does it mean if the power between two people talking is Asymmetrical?
It means they both have largely varying levels of power in the business
What type of people in a business are more likely to not fully follow turn-taking in conversations?
People higher up in the hierarchy like bosses
What conclusion did Drew and Heritage come to?
Jargon makes communication more efficient while enforcing the professional side of business
Who created the concept of Instrumental and Influential Power?
Norman Fairclough
What is Instrumental Power?
Power of an individual which will influence people below them to abide by their rules
What will happen to the language used by people with Instrumental Power in relation to Accommodation?
Their speech will diverge from other people
What is Influential Power?
Having the power to make people do certain things but this is not enforced
Is control by Influential power Formal?
It is Informal Control
What is Informal Control?
When your behaviour going against norms will not face any real prosecutions
Which entities are likely to have Instrumental Power?
The Government
Which entities are likely to have Influential Power?
Companies
