Occupation Theory Master Flashcards
Occupation in the context that we are interested in, refers to a person’s job, profession or e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Employment
Most workplaces and employers have lexis that is specific to them. What do we call this?
Restricted lexis or jargon
Law has a great deal of specialist terminology because of the need for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Precision
Law has a great deal of specialist terminology because of the very long _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of law as a qualified profession
History
Law has a great deal of specialist terminology because of the desire to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ non-lawyers
Exclude
Law has to be VERY _ _ _ _ _ and unambiguous as the consequences of getting it wrong are so severe
Clear
What is an acronym?
A word formed from the initial letters of other words which you pronounce as one word.
What is an initialism?
A word formed from the initial letters of other words
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
Group
An example of an acronym which belong to the education profession is ‘ _ _ _ _ ‘ which means General Certificate of Secondary Education
GCSE
An example of an acronym which belong to the education profession is ‘ _ _ _ ‘ which means Pupil Referral Unit
Pupil Referral Unit
Jargon or occupational restricted lexis is often used to form an _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ code.
In-group
In-group codes allow you to raise the status of the occupation by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ others
Excluding
In-group codes allow you to create a sense of u _ _ _ _ or b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ amongst member of the profession as you all know the secrets.
Unity or belonging
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
Converge / Converge
The predictable nature of some features in a teacher’s report is a sign that the speaker or writer is part of which community?
A discourse community
Membership of a discourse community also helps to determine 4 things. What are they?
a) topic 2) lexical choice 3) status 4) politeness features
Drew and Heritage said that workplace conversations are ‘_ _ _ _-oriented’
Goal-orientated
Drew and Heritage said that within a workplace, there are constraints on what participants will treat as ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ contributions’
Allowable
