Occupation

• PEC (plain English campaign)

  a group who argue against the use of jargon and argue long should always be transparent especially in society. Language should clear + free of Jargon
• Swales 


  discourse community - people who have common use/purpose for their language in order to communicate
• Crystal 


  use of jargon is part of an identity at work
• Drew + heritage 


  jargon makes the workplace efficient able to communicate clearly and effectively in a fast paced environment
• Spolsky 


  jargon shows you are part of discourse community
• drew + heritage 


  specific inferential framework used by people in the same occupation which allows them to communicate effectively
• Enforced turn-taking 


  people follow politeness principles at work to make communication effective
• Conversation which is goal-orientated 


  people usually have a purpose I need/goal in mind when conversing with someone eat work. This makes conversation efficient
• Asymmetry 


  there is an imbalance between conversation when people of different hierarchies converse in the workplace creating an asymmetrical conversation
• jargon 


  • people use jargon to communicate in the work place and it make communication effective
  • language used which is specific to a certain area e.g. 'wings', 'light rig' = theatre jargon
• Hornyak 


  workplace conversation are usually initiated by the person with the most person
• Sinclair + Coulthard 


  teachers use an IRF structure in the classform

  • initiation
  • provokes an anwser
  • response
  • the child responds
  • feedback
  • the teacher provides feedback
• occupation 


  occupational language can be broadly categorised under the heading of sociolect
• field specific lexis

  • similar to jargon but field specific lexis used within specific occupational field e.g. a Dr used the term hypertension = high Bp