Language and Occupation Mindmap
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- Created on: 16-03-19 13:33
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- Language and Occupation
- Key Theorists
- John Swales: Discourse Communities (2011)
- Individuals within a 'discourse community' share common goals and use language to reach these goals
- When communicating within such communities, using specialist lexis may apply
- Jobs with highly specialised lexis like those within Law and Medicine have influence from languages like French and Latin
- Discourse Communities- an alternative term for communities of practice
- Drew and Heritage (1993)
- Colleagues share knowledge which is built up over time, used to understand meanings specific to a profession
- Turn taking is a key example of this, how the knowledge of who takes control in the situation is acquired.
- for example: doctor and patient, boss and employee
- Turn taking is a key example of this, how the knowledge of who takes control in the situation is acquired.
- Lexical Asymmetry: how language boss and employee mirrors one another, as well as other's response to the manner in which language is used
- Colleagues share knowledge which is built up over time, used to understand meanings specific to a profession
- Koester (2004)
- Says phatic talk is important when jobs are meant to be done
- Interpersonal relationships should be established in the work place
- says this is vital to create a more efficient and pleasant working environment
- says that power and solidarity is also important as a dimensional factor in the workplace
- John Swales: Discourse Communities (2011)
- Key Definitions
- Restricted Lexis: the idea of adjusting your language to the context. For example speaking to your boss the same way you do with fellow employees may not be appropriate
- Phatic talk: interpersonal talk used in the workplace. Way to create interpersonal relationships. Example: "Nice weather we're having"
- Context
- Occupational Pragmatics and power
- Pragmatics and power have a strong link as there is power within having knowledge, that of a workplace
- It could be said that workers know to hold themselves in the work place as they share inferences
- If the rules of the working environment are known, they will be put into practice. This is done by communicating these rules
- Limitations of Language
- Presented by the Norman invasion of 1066, when French was the 'lingua franca'
- in court, many had to pay others to speak for them who were fluent in French
- At this time, Latin was used by the upper classes as a sign of status and power
- Occupational Pragmatics and power
- Pragmatics and power have a strong link as there is power within having knowledge, that of a workplace
- It could be said that workers know to hold themselves in the work place as they share inferences
- If the rules of the working environment are known, they will be put into practice. This is done by communicating these rules
- Occupational Pragmatics and power
- Presented by the Norman invasion of 1066, when French was the 'lingua franca'
- Occupational Pragmatics and power
- Key Theorists
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