occupational language

Question 1

What is form?

Answer 1

-The type of language used e.g individual words, full sentences, abbreviations, code

Question 2

What is explicit form?

Answer 2

Explicit form is the language that must be used and is easily identifiable
as part of an occupational dialect

Question 3

What is loose form?

Answer 3

where language choices are flexible and not subject to
strict rules

Question 4

What are the functions of occupational language?

Answer 4

-communicating information

-requesting help

-confirming arrangements

-instructing employees or colleagues to do something

-making things happen or enacting on them

-or combinations

Question 5

What is Jargon?

Answer 5

specialist occupational language

Question 6

When can Jargon be useful?

Answer 6

-it can be precise and time-saving

-new technology needs new words to describe it

Question 7

When can Jargon be confusing?

Answer 7

-technical language is used instead of everyday lexis

Question 8

What is restricted lexis?

Answer 8

-specialist vocab that is used in specific occupations e.g legal words:subpoena,covenant

-some jargon appears to be regular words but have different meanings depending on occupation

Question 9

How does Jargon hide harsh realities?

Answer 9

-jargon can make things seem better than they are e.g euphamistic jargon

Question 10

What are some occupational grammer features?

Answer 10

-long noun phrases

-reflexive pronouns

-use of passive voice

Question 11

What are some occupational phonology features?

Answer 11

-repetition, alliteration and rhyme (especially when talking to large groups)

Question 12

What is a discourse community? John Swales

Answer 12

A community that:
-share common goals

-communicate internally

-use specialist lexis and discourse

-possess a required level of skill and knowledge

Question 13

What did Drew and Heritage find?

Answer 13

-members of discourse communities share inferential frameworks-knowledge built overtime

-hierarchies and asymetrical relationships are marked by language use

Question 14

What did Koester sugggest?

Answer 14

-phatic language can be used affectively in jobs

-can build solidarity and form connections

Question 15

What are the features of Giles accommodation theory

Answer 15

Convergence:using language to be like others

Divergence:using language to distance yourself from others

Question 16

What are Grice’s Maxims?

Answer 16

1.quality-speakers tell the truth
2.quantity-speaker should be informative as required for the conversation
3.relevance-speakers contribution should relate clearly to the topic
4.manner-speakers contributions should be clear,honest and brief

Question 17

What is Brown and Levinson’s face theory?

Answer 17

face:what we present of ourselves in conversation

Facework: working together to support and protect eachothers face in conversation

positive face needs-wanting to be liked or part of a group

negative face needs-independence