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occupation and power Flashcards

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1
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what does a specialist lexicon mean?

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a vocabulary that only particular people will understand and have knowledge about

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when does lexis become special?

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if denotation is different or narrower to the common meaning

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3
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what are two occupations that rely highly on specialised lexis?

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law and medicine

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4
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what language is law based around?

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latin and french

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5
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how can lexis lose their restrictions?

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modern idioms that were once special lexical phrases restricted to certain occupations can now be used in a much broader term

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what are examples of lexical terms that have lost their restricted use?

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‘bringing home the bacon’
‘close shave’
‘spinning the yarn’

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7
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how can a certain audience change someones language/use of an example?

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teachers language may change upon their audience

children/other teachers/parents

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8
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which occupation is an example that includes many acronyms?

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education

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9
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when was schooling made compulsory in uk?

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1870

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10
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why do language and occupation intertwine?

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due to the importance in society

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11
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why do occupations develop their own languages?

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to make communication easier

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12
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how can discourse structure be linked to occupation?

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certain occupations may have specific discourse structures that run throughout
teachers report

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what is a discourse community?

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a community in which all have knowledge about how to write occupational discourse

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14
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is discourse structure set in stone in an occupation?

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no it is changed all the time through the creativity of employees, keeps basic structure throughout

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who is the theorist linked to discourse communities?

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john swales

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what did john swales say about people in a discourse community?

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they share common goals
use specialist lexis and discourse
they own genres of communication

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17
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how can grammar differ in occupation, include examples

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depending on the job at hand grammar can be used differently in order to fulfil certain tasks
teachers - verbs
sales - nouns and adjectives

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18
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how can directives and imperatives differ in use depending on occupation?

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imperatives will be used in an occupation that relies on instructing others in order to get tasks done (teacher)
where as declarative will be in in a job in which statements need to be used (sales)

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what are pragmatics?

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assumed meanings

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20
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what period was french important in England?

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the nomadic period

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21
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why was french important in England and what has been left behind?

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it was used in all courts in England, if you did not speak french then you had to pay for translator

22
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why does french and Latin in courts create power?

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the knowledge needed can separate insiders and outsiders

23
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what is inference?

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when people share unspoken understanding

24
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how can knowledge create a hierarchy?

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it may be that only specific roles in an occupation understand certain language, also certain occupations

25
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why was Latin important to Latin?

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due to its wide use in education, churches and courts, the remnants that still remain have a high status

26
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who did the theory on conversational maxims?

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grice

27
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what are the conversational maxims?

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quality (truthful), quantity (as much info needed and no more), relevance (relevant to convo) and manner (avoid ambiguity)

28
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what are the two types of power in language?

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influential

instrumental

29
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what are the types of specific poe warning identified?

1999

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political
social group - status of group
personal - occupation or role
legal - form of political

30
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what is knowledge power?

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power that comes from having he upper hand in knowledge

understand more than another person

31
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what did fairclough 2001 identify?

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asymmetrical power

uneuwal encounter discussion

32
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what is asymmetrical power>

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in a conversation power and status is higher in one person than another
rules of turn taking don’t apply

33
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what is meant by power behind discourse?

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context behind a conversation such as someones status and authority

34
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what is face?

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avoiding threatening others face or allowing our own face to be threatened
face means the view of ourselves as worthy of others respect

35
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what is phatic talk?

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maintain a conversation through small talk

36
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what is synthetic personalisation?

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widely used in advertisement

create imagery of a personal relationship

37
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what is FTA?

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a face threatening act

removes the view of respect

38
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what is politeness?

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a way to avoid FTA

39
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what is positive politeness?

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demonstrate respect and avoid FTA

40
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what is negative politeness?

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apologetic, not imposing on other peoples face

41
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what is parliamentary privilege?

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a form of power in occupation that allows them to assert things that anywhere else they would be able to sue for libel
(damaginga others reputation)

42
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what are illocutionary acts?

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david crystals theory
the real actions performed by an utterance
what the language is doing

43
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what are the illocutionary acts?

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representative 
directive - ask beg 
commisive - future action i promise 
expressive - attitude regret 
declarative - alters a status , i sentence you
44
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what are prices maxims?

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quantity - too much or too little
quality - tell truth
relavance - relate to subject
manner - avoid ambiguity

45
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what is discourse community?

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john swales

a group that share common goals and use specialist lexis to communicate internally and require skills

46
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what is jargon?

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field specific lexis

PET BP

47
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what is overt prestige?

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standard language seen as desirable so move towards this

48
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what is covert prestige?

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move language away from the standard, show identity

when doctors speak to patients may not move away from jargon

49
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how could naming lexis be used in power and occupation?

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may show a relationship i.e. if they use last or first name

50
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who came up with the idea of synthetic personalisation?

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fairclough

use language to produce a relationship between them and the text receiver

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