Occupation Theory Flashcard

Question 1

Occupation in the context that we are interested in, refers to a person’s job, profession or e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer 1

Employment

Question 2

Most workplaces and employers have lexis that is specific to them. What do we call this?

Answer 2

Restricted lexis or jargon

Question 3

Most of the terms in a McDonalds employees handbook is accessible, even outside of the context of the text. Why is this?

Answer 3

Because it is a low skilled job and often a first job

Question 4

A good example of more complex and less accessible lexis used in other professions is?

Answer 4

The British legal profession

Question 5

What does ‘Voir Dire’ mean in the British Legal Lexis?

Answer 5

Say what you see. Tell the truth

Question 6

What does ‘prima facie’ mean in the British Legal Lexis?

Answer 6

On the face of it.

Question 7

What does ‘sub poena’ mean in the British Legal Lexis?

Answer 7

Under penalty

Question 8

Law has a great deal of specialist terminology because of the need for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer 8

Precision

Question 9

Law has a great deal of specialist terminology because of the very long _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of law as a qualified profession

Answer 9

History

Question 10

Law has a great deal of specialist terminology because of the desire to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ non-lawyers

Answer 10

Exclude

Question 11

Law has to be VERY _ _ _ _ _ and unambiguous as the consequences of getting it wrong are so severe

Answer 11

Clear

Question 12

What does ‘jarhead’ mean in the American Military Lexis?

Answer 12

Empty headed or stupid or the type of haircut

Question 13

What does ‘rain locker’ mean in the American Military Lexis?

Answer 13

Shower

Question 14

What does ‘deep 6’ mean in the American Military Lexis?

Answer 14

36 feet deep (Get rid of it by throwing it overboard)

Question 15

The military forms what type of network?

Answer 15

A closed network

Question 16

Military service affects a great deal of its personnel’s _ _ _ _ _

Answer 16

Lives

Question 17

One of the reasons why the military lexis exists is because of the need to create a sense of group _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and L _ _ _ _ _ between service personnel.

Answer 17

Membership and loyalty

Question 18

Because servicemen and women tend to associate only with each other for long stretches, it often leads to specialist vocabulary as speakers can assume a great deal of _ _ _ _ _ _ knowledge.

Answer 18

Shared

Question 19

The army only works if everyone has a sense of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to everyone else and a shared language is a way of creating this.

Answer 19

Commitment

Question 20

One example of using restricted lexis and jargon in very _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ situations is by doctors in their medical notes.

Answer 20

Informal

Question 21

An example of jargon used by a doctor in their medical notes is when they use the term ‘CTD’ - What does this mean?

Answer 21

Circling the drain

Question 22

An example of jargon used by a doctor in their medical notes is when they use the term ‘GPO’ - What does this mean?

Answer 22

Good for Parts Only

Question 23

An example of jargon used by a doctor in their medical notes is when they use the term ‘TEETH’ - What does this mean?

Answer 23

Tried Everything Else, Try Homeopathy

Question 24

An example of jargon used by a doctor in their medical notes is when they use the term ‘NFR’ - What does this mean?

Answer 24

Normal For Rochdale

Question 25

Why do Medics initialise phrases such as ‘NFR’ or TEETH’ or ‘GPO’?

Answer 25

Because they can cause offense to patients, their carers and friends and family.

Question 26

In the medical field, there are some words that have a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ medical definition (used by those in the medical profession) as well as an ordinary usage (used by ordinary people and non-medical professions)

Answer 26

Specific

Question 27

An example of a word that has a specific medical definition, as well as an ordinary usage is the term ‘_ _ _ ‘ which doctors use to mean ‘Acute highly contagious respiratory diseases caused by orthomyxoviruses’

Answer 27

Flu

Question 28

An example of a word that has a specific medical definition, as well as an ordinary usage is the term ‘p _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ which doctors use to mean a ‘psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution’

Answer 28

Paranoid

Question 29

An example of a word that has a specific medical definition, as well as an ordinary usage is the term ‘n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ‘ which doctors use to mean ‘suffering from a mental disorder that affects the personality and is accompanied by a distorted perception of reality’

Answer 29

Neurotic

Question 30

What is an acronym?

Answer 30

A word formed from the initial letters of other words which you pronounce as one word.

Question 31

What is an initialism?

Answer 31

A word formed from the initial letters of other words

Question 32

While acronyms and initialisms exist for the form of brevity, they also serve as a marker of _ _ _ _ _ membership for those who are able to use and understand them

Answer 32

Group

Question 33

An example of an acronym which belong to the education profession is ‘ _ _ _ _ ‘ which means General Certificate of Secondary Education

Answer 33

GCSE

Question 34

An example of an acronym which belong to the education profession is ‘ _ _ _ ‘ which means Pupil Referral Unit

Answer 34

PRU - Pupil Referral Unit

Question 35

Jargon or occupational restricted lexis is often used to form an _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ code.

Answer 35

In-group

Question 36

In-group codes allow you to raise the status of the occupation by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ others

Answer 36

Excluding

Question 37

In-group codes allow you to create a sense of u _ _ _ _ or b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ amongst member of the profession as you all know the secrets.

Answer 37

Unity or belonging

Question 38

In some occupations, speakers may need to c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with their interlocutor. For example, teachers often need to c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with their students when explaining unfamiliar and challenging concepts

Answer 38

Converge / Converge

Question 39

What is a service encounter?

Answer 39

A transactional interaction in which one person provides goods or services.

Question 40

Service encounters typically contain o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and o _ _ _ _ _ _ of service.

Answer 40

Openings and offers

Question 41

Service encounters typically contain n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of service.

Answer 41

negotiations

Question 42

Service encounters typically contain c _ _ _ _ and l _ _ _ _ taking.

Answer 42

Close and leave

Question 43

The predictable nature of some features in a teacher’s report is a sign that the speaker or writer is part of which community?

Answer 43

A discourse community

Question 44

Membership of a discourse community also helps to determine 4 things. What are they?

Answer 44

a) topic 2) lexical choice 3) status 4) politeness features

Question 45

Goffman described discourses as ‘f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ and ‘b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ conversations.

Answer 45

Frontstage and backstage

Question 46

According to Goffman, which identify is a person performing during a fronstage conversation?

Answer 46

Professional identity.

Question 47

According to Goffman, which identify is a person performing during a backstage conversation?

Answer 47

A different identity to a professional identity.

Question 48

Drew and Heritage said that workplace conversations are ‘_ _ _ _-oriented’

Answer 48

Goal-orientated

Question 49

Drew and Heritage said that within a workplace, there are constraints on what participants will treat as ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ contributions’

Answer 49

Allowable

Question 50

Goffman also claimed workplace conversations not even or equal. What term did he use for this?

Answer 50

Asymmetrical conversation

Question 51

According to Goffman, who demonstrate dominant behaviour?

Answer 51

Superiors

Question 52

According to Goffman, who demonstrates deferential behaviour?

Answer 52

Inferiors

Question 53

Norman Fairclough’s said that workplace talk has a d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ conversationalist

Answer 53

Dominant and recessive

Question 54

Norman Fairclough’s said that if people give conflicting accounts, generally the person with what type of power is most likely to be trusted and believed because they are held to have greater “Members’ Resources,” i.e. background knowledge and information

Answer 54

The most power.

Question 55

What does Norman Fairclough mean when he speaks about ‘members resources’?

Answer 55

Background knowledge and information

Question 56

Lev Vygotsky said that s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ language ensures that one person (the worker) is seen as in charge and in control by the other (the customer)

Answer 56

Sophisticated or authoritative