Language and Power Theories 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageLanguage and powerA2/A-levelAQA Created by: KaiserChiefCreated on: 25-05-17 15:24 Steven Pinker - Types of Swearing Emphatic, Idiomatic, Dysphemistic, Abusive, Cathartic. Show dominance and can be used to offend 1 of 15 Paul Grice - Co-operative Principle Quality, quantity, relevance, manner. Talking too much shows power 2 of 15 Geoffrey Leech - Politeness Principles Generosity, Tact, Approbation, Modesty, Sympathy, agreement. Going against these can be offensive and show power 3 of 15 Alan Fiske - Relationship Types Dominance, Reciprocal, Communality 4 of 15 Goffman - Face Theory Conversations need politeness - power gained by not saving face 5 of 15 Brown and Levinson - FTA Face Threatening Acts show power 6 of 15 Michael Halliday - Register Language choices can show who is dominant in the conversation 7 of 15 Howard Giles - Accommodation Theory Speech changes to be more similar to the person with the power in the conversation 8 of 15 Jesperson and Lakoff - Deficit Theory Women use weaker language than men, and become powerful 9 of 15 Zimmerman, West, Fishman and Spender - Dominance Theory Language is based around male dominance and men denying equal status to women 10 of 15 O'Barr, Atkins, Cameron, and Beattie - Dynamic Theory Language depends on power variables, not just gender 11 of 15 Tannen and Coates - Difference Theory Males are encouraged from a young age to be confrontational whereas women are passive 12 of 15 Norman Fairclough - Unequal Encounters People rarely talk as equals in a hierarchal society 13 of 15 Drew and Heritage - Talk at Work Workplace interactions are asymmetrical 14 of 15 Coulthard and Sinclaire - Classroom Interactions Initiation, Response, Feedback. All interactions initiated and controlled by the teacher 15 of 15
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