Power

Question 1

What is usually the purpose of political language?

Answer 1

To persuade

Question 2

What is the most common feature of political language?

Answer 2

First person plural pronoun (we)

Question 3

What does legal language use a lot of?

Answer 3

Jargon, as it gives specialists a lease of power over non specialists.

Question 4

In order to gain power, what do teachers usually use?

Answer 4

Imperatives and direct questions

Question 5

What sort of questions are students likely to ask?

Answer 5

Indirect questions.

Question 6

Between teachers and students, there is an imbalance of what?

Answer 6

Address terms

Question 7

What is a business’ power structure similar to?

Answer 7

Education

Question 8

What are employees likely to use?

Answer 8

Politeness strategies

Question 9

What are managers likely to use?

Answer 9

Imperatives and direct questions

Question 10

What can imbalances in address terms create?

Answer 10

Unequal power relationships

Question 11

What are 8 common ways of exerting power in a conversation?

Answer 11

Initiating a conversation 
Holding the floor
Imperative sentences 
Interrupting
Unresponsive was
Questioning
Topic changing
Closing down a conversation

Question 12

What are the 4 main areas that power is seen?

Answer 12

• political
• legal
• education
• business

Question 13

What should always be considered when analysing power?

Answer 13

Context

Question 14

Shouting to gain power is an example of what?

Answer 14

Prosodic feature

Question 15

Why does Standard English initiate power?

Answer 15

It carries the most prestige

Question 16

People who understand ______ have a sense of inclusion/belonging. N__ S__________ who don’t have the opposite effect.

Answer 16

Jargon

Non specialists

Question 17

What 4 things do the media do to gain power?

Answer 17

Bias
Prejudice
Stereotypes
Sensationalising

Question 18

What is normally used to grab a readers attention?

Answer 18

A ‘hook’

Question 19

What is a semantic pun?

Answer 19

A pun with an implicit meaning

E.g. Fly with us

Question 20

What is symmetrical power?

Answer 20

Where there is a balance of power.

Question 21

What is asymmetrical power?

Answer 21

Where there is an imbalance in power.

Question 22

What is Giles Accomodation theory about?

Answer 22

Adjusting our speech to accommodate the person we are addressing.

Question 23

What does Giles Accomodation theory usually result in?

Answer 23

Convergence or divergence

Question 24

What is face theory? (Brown and Levinson)

Answer 24

Where each participant needs to cooperate to maintain each other’s face.

Positive/negative gave

Question 25

What is positive face?

Answer 25

When you feel liked and appreciated by someone’s language

Question 26

What is negative face?

Answer 26

When you feel imposed upon by somebody else’s language.

Question 27

What is a face threatening act (FTA)?

Answer 27

An act which deliberately threatens the face needs of others

Question 28

What is synthetic personalisation? (fairclough)

Answer 28

Where the writer attempts to create a relationship between them and the receiver

Question 29

What is instrumental power?

Answer 29

The power an organisation/individual holds over another organisation/individual due to the hierarchical structure/social class/social standing

Question 29

What is influential power?

Answer 29

Where somebody is influenced into a certain idea or way of thinking