Occupational Language Flashcards
What does Jargon mean?
Jargon is professional terminology you don’t here in everyday life
What is a symmetrical relationship in the workplace?
when everyone has equal power
What is an asymmetrical relationship in the workplace?
when the power isn’t equal among everyone
Who are the plain English campaign?
Those who are against jargon and for transparency
What did swales believe?(jargon)
Believed in idea of discourse community(people with same goals and need language to achieve it)
What did David crystal believe?(Jargon)
Believed that jargon was one’s identity at work.
What did Drew and Heritage believe?(Jargon)
Believed that jargon made workplace efficient.
What did Thornborrow believe?(hierachy and power)
Workplace built with asymmetrical power
What did french and raven believe? (hierachy and power)
5 types of power:
Legitimate-position based
Reward-Can reward for fulfilling a request.
Expert- based on knowledge and skills
Referent- Respected for how they are percieved
Coercive- based on ability to punish no compliance
What did drew and heritage believe about hierachy and power?
That there were special rules in workplace, different expectations and guidelines than normal.
What did Atkinson believe?(hierachy and power)
Believes that power asymmetry is accentuated in some settings i.e parliment and their hyper turn taking order
What does blank believe? (hierachy and power)
language changes to fit in social situations and exert influence
What does Howard Giles believe ?
langauge adapts to people we are addressing
convergence
divergence
adapting language to be more formal is upwards convergence or divergence and using slang is downwards convergence or divergence
what do Holmes and Stubbe believe?
Those in power can downplay authority or enforce authority
What did Koester believe?( Conversations in workplace)
Believes workplace conversations can be split into two types:
Transactional: All about making a transaction.
Interactional: All about serving a social purpose.
