Section C cue cards 2 (other)

Question 1

People with disabilities Australia (PWDA) (inclusion and/or respect)

Answer 1

• guidelines for how to speak politely and respectively to those with a disability
• person-first language (more strongly aligned with PWDA) = prepositional phrase in the noun phrase ‘people with autism’
• vs identity-first language = noun phrase with an adjective ‘autistic person’
• ‘language is a powerful tool for building inclusion’ (#WordAtWork, Diversity Council Australia)
  -‘respectful, accurate and relevant to all’ (Diversity Council Australia)
  WHY: empowering, humanising lg., creates a sense of belonging

Question 2

Reclamation of c*nt (swearing and inclusion)

Answer 2

• the reclamation of the connotations of the expletive ‘c*nt’ that was utilised to undermine (and discriminate) against females
• moved to a more in-group membership word - build solidarity and belonging by ppl
• Malcom Cox, Age, motorist called him c-word but not in rude way - it’s ‘losing its oomph’
• ‘Swearing has important social functions…such as being an identity marker and to show either social distance or social solidarity’ (David Crystal)

Question 3

Will Powell (homophobic slur/dysphemism)

Answer 3

• AFL Gold Coast Suns player; homophobic slur towards Brisbane opponent
• ‘f*ggot’ = highly offensive expletive utilised towards the LGBTIQA+ community
• the dysphemistic lg. not socially acceptable in society and highly reprimanded and hurtful
• ‘It can be discriminatory, harmful and limiting’ (LGBTIQA+ inclusive language guide)

Question 4

Quick EE - Parliament Victoria banned vocabulary

Answer 4

• ‘dill’ and ‘bastard’ both considered Australian nouns both banned from Vic. Parliament
• considered disrespectful and inappropriate in context.
• dysphemistic and breach neg face needs of members
• ‘We have to bear in mind the relationship between the speaker and the audience, the setting and the subject matter’ (Kate Burridge)

Question 5

jargon for Cali and teens

Answer 5

• creates exclusiveness/ a barrier that’s impenetrable and formidable
• Calisthenics: ‘freearm’, ‘review’ and ‘Rhythmic Aesthetics’ = all items have precises semantics involved in that domain.
• enable’s ppl in the group to feel included and outsiders left confused.
• another is teenspeak = ‘af’ - initialism adjectival intensifier, ‘sus’ (suspicious) - shortening and ‘rizz’ (charisma) - neologism semantics of social appeal
• ‘youth have always used language as a code, a way to exclude others’ (McCrindle)

Question 6

euphemism for M.Perry

Answer 6

• Jennifer Aniston about death of Matthew Perry on Instagram - both actors from famous tv show FRIENDS
• utilises ‘loss of life or loss of love’, ‘rest’ and ‘ at peace and out of any pain’ to uphold negative face and be euphemistic around his ‘death’/ avoid taboo
• She uses it like a ‘kind of linguistic dressing’ (Burridge)

Question 7

Mattxiv on instagram

Answer 7

• an instagram influencer that posts about problems the LGBTIQA+ community
• ‘Tf is “they” why do you force this sht on people’ and ‘gay bitch shut up and burn’
• posts of text messages that are homophobic and hurtful to the community - shows not only swearing neg. but also slurs
• ‘the focus of offensive language has definitely shifted…to sexual and bodily functions’(Burridge) as well as gender and sexual preference