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1
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What is usually the purpose of political language?

A

To persuade

2
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What is the most common feature of political language?

A

First person plural pronoun (we)

3
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What does legal language use a lot of?

A

Jargon, as it gives specialists a lease of power over non specialists.

4
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In order to gain power, what do teachers usually use?

A

Imperatives and direct questions

5
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What sort of questions are students likely to ask?

A

Indirect questions.

6
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Between teachers and students, there is an imbalance of what?

A

Address terms

7
Q

What is a business’ power structure similar to?

A

Education

8
Q

What are employees likely to use?

A

Politeness strategies

9
Q

What are managers likely to use?

A

Imperatives and direct questions

10
Q

What can imbalances in address terms create?

A

Unequal power relationships

11
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What are 8 common ways of exerting power in a conversation?

A
Initiating a conversation 
Holding the floor
Imperative sentences 
Interrupting
Unresponsive was
Questioning
Topic changing
Closing down a conversation
12
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What are the 4 main areas that power is seen?

A
  • political
  • legal
  • education
  • business
13
Q

What should always be considered when analysing power?

A

Context

14
Q

Shouting to gain power is an example of what?

A

Prosodic feature

15
Q

Why does Standard English initiate power?

A

It carries the most prestige

16
Q

People who understand ______ have a sense of inclusion/belonging. N__ S__________ who don’t have the opposite effect.

A

Jargon

Non specialists

17
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What 4 things do the media do to gain power?

A

Bias
Prejudice
Stereotypes
Sensationalising

18
Q

What is normally used to grab a readers attention?

A

A ‘hook’

19
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What is a semantic pun?

A

A pun with an implicit meaning

E.g. Fly with us

20
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What is symmetrical power?

A

Where there is a balance of power.

21
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What is asymmetrical power?

A

Where there is an imbalance in power.

22
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What is Giles Accomodation theory about?

A

Adjusting our speech to accommodate the person we are addressing.

23
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What does Giles Accomodation theory usually result in?

A

Convergence or divergence

24
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What is face theory? (Brown and Levinson)

A

Where each participant needs to cooperate to maintain each other’s face.

Positive/negative gave

25
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What is positive face?

A

When you feel liked and appreciated by someone’s language

26
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What is negative face?

A

When you feel imposed upon by somebody else’s language.

27
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What is a face threatening act (FTA)?

A

An act which deliberately threatens the face needs of others

28
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What is synthetic personalisation? (fairclough)

A

Where the writer attempts to create a relationship between them and the receiver

29
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What is instrumental power?

A

The power an organisation/individual holds over another organisation/individual due to the hierarchical structure/social class/social standing

29
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What is influential power?

A

Where somebody is influenced into a certain idea or way of thinking