English Language Occupational Theorists
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- Created on: 27-05-19 13:49
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- Occupational Theorists
- John Swales (2011) Discourse communities
- 1) members recognise discourse
- 2) specific lexis
- 3) genre's to communicate aims
- 4) information & feedback
- 5) mechanisms of communication
- 6) common goals
- Janet Holmes (2006) Relationships of Practise
- "doing genders" in the work place
- normal should = no marked terms & good work behaviour
- Hornyak (1994) personal talk
- shift from work talk to personal talk initiated by highest ranking person
- Herbert & Straight (1989) compliments
- compliments on work tend to flow from higher ranking to lower ranking
- Drew & Heritage (1992) workplace/ institutional talk
- different to everyday talk
- turn taking, goal orientated & contains specific lexis
- Wenger Communities of Practise
- groups who share passion or concern for what they - learn to do it better - interact regularly
- Almut Koester Phatic Talk
- almost as important as getting the job done
- build interpersonal relations
- Herring (1992) Workplace emails
- looked at 5 women & 30 men
- males messages twice as long & men dominating tone, women personal tone
- Holmes (1998) male & female managers
- women = negotiate & ensure agreement
- men = plough through agendas
- Holmes & Marra (2002-2005) humour in the workplace
- women use just as much humour as men
- controls discourse + subordinates & contests superiors
- Eakins & Eakins (1976) university meetings
- men spoke for 11-17 seconds
- women spoke for 3-10 seconds
- Edelsky (1981) Faculty Meetings
- men = took longer turns, did more joking, directing & soliciting responsibilities
- in free for alls men & women spoke equally
- Tracey & Einsberg Work place role play
- women = showed more concern in superior roles
- men = showed more concern when criticising in subordinate roles
- Candace West (1984) Powerless language
- doctor patient conversations
- doctor usually interrupts patients UNLESS doctor= women + patient = white man, then patient would interrupt doctor
- Nicola Woods (1989) Powerless language
- recorded conversations between colleges of different occupational status'
- even when women were of higher status, men still dominated
- recorded conversations between colleges of different occupational status'
- John Swales (2011) Discourse communities
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