I've stolen some terminology from the discourse community of Reddit users in the title of this post. In small groups, you are to explain to a lay audience different linguistic theories relevant to language and occupation. These are as follows:
ELI5: What is a discourse community, and what are the six characteristics of one? What is a rhetorical situation and what is meant by "rhetor", "exigence", and "audience"? (Swales)
ELI5: Why does a speakers language converge with or diverge from the language of other speakers in a social group/discourse community? (Giles)
ELI5: What is the cooperative principle and are there "rules" for conversations? What are some examples of those rules in action? (Grice)
ELI5: What does a linguist mean by "face"? What is meant by "positive face"/"negative face"/"face threatening act"? (Goffman/Brown and Levinson)
ELI5: What is the role of humour in the workplace? Doesn't "joking around" detract from important work?
(Holmes and Marra)
Post your responses here. All of these theorists
ELI5: What is a discourse community, and what are the six characteristics of one? What is a rhetorical situation and what is meant by "rhetor", "exigence", and "audience"? (Swales)
ELI5: Why does a speakers language converge with or diverge from the language of other speakers in a social group/discourse community? (Giles)
ELI5: What is the cooperative principle and are there "rules" for conversations? What are some examples of those rules in action? (Grice)
ELI5: What does a linguist mean by "face"? What is meant by "positive face"/"negative face"/"face threatening act"? (Goffman/Brown and Levinson)
ELI5: What is the role of humour in the workplace? Doesn't "joking around" detract from important work?
(Holmes and Marra)
Post your responses here. All of these theorists
