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Language and Occupation (convergence and divergence (divergence…
Language and Occupation
acronyms
used by teachers, doctors, police
teachers: EAL (english as an additional language), PP (pupil premium)
police: ASBO (anti-social behaviour order), GBH (grevious bodily harm)
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codes
what links coded language together is the need for and expectation of shared knowledge and understanding by a particular occupational group, this excludes outsiders
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extra theories
Koester: phatic talk: necessary for workplaces, performs social tasks rather than conveying information
john swales: discourse communities: members share knowledge, goals and interests and therefore specialist lexis. Asymmetrical relationships exist within a hierarchy of power.
drew and heritage: the difference between home speak and work speak - goal orientation, turn taking rules and restrictions, professional lexis, asymmetry, structure.
grices maxims: quality: truth not false, quantity: shouldn't say too much, relevance: relate to purpose, manner: speaker should not be ambiguous