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1
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Norman Fairclough

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  • 2011

- Instrumental authority - using persuasion to make someone behave in a certain manner

2
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Jenny Cheshire

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Both adult and child language develops in response to important life events that affect social relations and attitudes

3
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Penelope Eckert

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Slang is used to establish a connection to youth culture and set a person apart from older generations, thus signalling “coolness”

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Drew and Heritage - Professional Lexis

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The context of the workplace may be reflected in the lexical choice of its workers

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Drew and Heritage - Structure

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Workplace and professional interactions may be structured in specific ways

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Drew and Heritage - Asymmetry

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Interactions in the workplace often include one speaker holding more authority than the other

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Drew and Heritage - Allowable Contributions

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There may be restrictions on what kinds of contributions are considered “allowable”, eg. on what participants say

8
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Drew and Heritage - Goal Orientation

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Participants in workplace or profgessional settings usually focus on specific tasks or goals

9
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Jargon

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Specific technical language used to signify professionalism

10
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Drew and Heritage - Turn-Taking Rules and Restrictions

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  • In some professional contexts (eg. a courtroom) there may be special turn-taking rules in place
  • Even if no special rules exist, there may be unwritten restrictions as to who speaks when, eg. in a doctor’s office, it is the doctor who asks the questions
11
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McKinsey Study

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For every 100 men promoted to the position of manager, 19 women are too

12
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  • 2011

- Instrumental authority - using persuasion to make someone behave in a certain manner

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Norman Fairclough

13
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Both adult and child language develops in response to important life events that affect social relations and attitudes

A

Jenny Cheshire

14
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Slang is used to establish a connection to youth culture and set a person apart from older generations, thus signalling “coolness”

A

Penelope Eckert

15
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The context of the workplace may be reflected in the lexical choice of its workers

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Drew and Heritage - Professional Lexis

16
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Workplace and professional interactions may be structured in specific ways

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Drew and Heritage - Structure

17
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Interactions in the workplace often include one speaker holding more authority than the other

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Drew and Heritage - Asymmetry

18
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There may be restrictions on what kinds of contributions are considered “allowable”, eg. on what participants say

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Drew and Heritage - Allowable Contributions

19
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Participants in workplace or profgessional settings usually focus on specific tasks or goals

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Drew and Heritage - Goal Orientation

20
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Specific technical language used to signify professionalism

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Jargon

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  • In some professional contexts (eg. a courtroom) there may be special turn-taking rules in place
  • Even if no special rules exist, there may be unwritten restrictions as to who speaks when, eg. in a doctor’s office, it is the doctor who asks the questions
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Drew and Heritage - Turn-Taking Rules and Restrictions

22
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For every 100 men promoted to the position of manager, 19 women are too

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McKinsey Study