Theorists Flashcards
1
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Robin Lakoff
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Deficit Theory
2
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Deborah Tannen
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Rapport/Report Talk
3
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O’Bar & Atkins
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Low authority speakers & powerless language
4
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Fishman
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Interruptions & overlaps
Women questioning in a conversation is empowerment because they’re controlling it
5
Q
Stanley
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Terms of Promiscuity
6
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David Rosewarne (1984)
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Coined the term ‘Estuary English’ (EE)
7
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George Lakoff
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Argues that we speak in shared metaphors
8
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Peter Trudgill
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Norwich speech study (1970s)
9
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William Labov
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NYC department store study
10
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K . Malcolm Petyt
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Study in Bradford (1985) based on the omission of /h/ dropping
11
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James Milroy
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Social Network study (1970s) based in inner city Belfast
12
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Brown & Levinson
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Satisfying face, politeness
