Occupation Theorists (JM) Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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What is Discourse Community and who wrote it?
A
a group of people that communicate for a purpose- John Swales
2
Q
What are the 6 characteristics for Discourse Community?
A
1) Common Goals
2)Communicate internally
3)Levels of membership
4)Information feedback
5)Use of multiple genres
6)Specialist lexis
3
Q
What is the accommodation theory and who wrote it?
A
Attempts to explain how people adjust the way they talk depending on who the audience is. Howard Giles 1973.
4
Q
What is Divergence?
A
Deliberately speaking differently to who you’re speaking to eg. Parents and teenagers.
4
Q
What is Convergence?
A
speak the same as who you’re speaking to eg. Employer and employee.
5
Q
What are semantic fields of business and who wrote it?
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