Language and Power 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage and powerASAQA Created by: evamaherrrCreated on: 12-12-14 09:35 Political power Power held by those with the backing law 1 of 16 Personal Power Power held by individuals as a result of their roles in organisations 2 of 16 Social Group Power Power held as a result of being a member of a dominant social group 3 of 16 Instrumental power power used to maintain and enforce authority 4 of 16 Power in discourse the ways in which power is manifested in situations through language 5 of 16 Power behind discourse the focus on the social and ideological reasons behind the enactment of power 6 of 16 ideology a set of belief systems, attitudes or a world view held by an individual or groups 7 of 16 denotic modality constructions that express degrees of necessity and obligation 8 of 16 Power asymmetry a marked difference in the power status of individuals involved in discourse 9 of 16 unequal encounter an alternative term for asymmetrical, highlighting the power one speaker has over another 10 of 16 powerful participant a speaker with a higher status in a given context, who is therefore able to impose a degree of power 11 of 16 face a person's self-esteem or emotional needs 12 of 16 positive face the need to feel wanted, liked and appreciated 13 of 16 negative face the need to have freedom of thought and action and not to feel imposed on 14 of 16 face-threatening act a communicative act that threatens someone's positive or negative face needs 15 of 16 positive and negative politeness strategies redressive strategies that a speaker might use to mitigate or avoid face-threatening acts 16 of 16
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