A discourse community share inferential frameworks (knowledge built over time and used in order to understand meanings that are implicit).
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There are strong hierarchies of power within organisations with many asymmetrical relationships marked by language use.
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Solidarity
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Face - A person's self-esteem or emotional needs.
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Positive face - An individual's need to feel valued, liked and appreciated.
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Negative face - An individual's need to not feel imposed on or have their freedom of action threatened.
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Face threatening acts - A communicative act that threatens someone's positive or negative face needs.
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Political power - That held by politicians, the police, and those working in the law courts.
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Personal power - Power that is held as a result of their occupation or role, such as teachers or employers.
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Social power - Those who hold power as a result of social variables such as class, gender, and age. Typically white, middle-class men hold power (Marxist perspective).
