English Language- Lang and Power

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Political Power
power held by those with the backing of the law e.g. politicians
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Personal Power
power held by individuals as a result of their notes in organisations
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power used to maintain and enforce authority
Instrumental Power
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a set of belief systems, attitudes or a world view held by an individual or groups
Ideology
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Power in Discourse
the ways in which power is manifested in situations though language
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Epistemic Modality
constructions that express degrees of possibility, probability or certainty e.g. should, could, may
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constructions that express degrees of necessity and obligation e.g. must, will, have to
Deontic Modality
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the way in which advertising and other forms of communication are personalised language such as the second person pronoun 'you' to construct a relationship between text producer and reciever
Synthetic Personalisation
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Pragmatics
shared understanding between participants
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a marked difference in the power status of individuals involved in discourse
Power Asymmetry
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Powerful Participants
a speaker with a higher status in a given context. who is therefore able to impose a degree of power
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ways in which powerful participants may block or control the contributions of less powerful participants, for example through interruptions or controlling context
Constraints
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a rewording of anothers contribution by a more powerful participant to impose a certain meaning or understanding
Formulation
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Face- Positive
the need to feel wanted, liked and appreciated
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Face- Negative
the need to have freedom of thought and action without feeling imposed upon
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a communicative act that threatens someones postive or negative face
Face Threatening Act
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+ve and -ve Politeness Strategies
redressive strategies that a speaker might use to mitigate or avoid face threatening acts
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Small or Phatic talk
talk that is primarily interactional in orientation and is geared towards establishing relationships
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power held by individuals as a result of their notes in organisations

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Personal Power

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Instrumental Power

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Ideology

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the ways in which power is manifested in situations though language

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