1 / 6

Businessman vs. Businesswoman

Businessman vs. Businesswoman. HIM HER Aggressive Pushy Good on details Picky Follows through Doesn’t know when to quit Stands firm Hard His judgments Her prejudices Man of the world Has been around

thuyet
Télécharger la présentation

Businessman vs. Businesswoman

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Businessman vs. Businesswoman HIM HER Aggressive Pushy Good on details Picky Follows through Doesn’t know when to quit Stands firm Hard His judgments Her prejudices Man of the world Has been around Not afraid to say what’s on his mind Mouthy Exercises authority diligently Power mad Closed mouthed Secretive Climbed the ladder of success Slept her way to the top From “How to Tell a Businessman from a Businesswoman,” Graduate School of management, UCLA, The Balloon XXII, (6). Cited in: Fromkin & Rodman. (1998). An Introduction to Language, 6th edition. Forth Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, p. 434.

  2. Pig Latin (ig-pay atin-Lay) tall all-tay hurry urry-hay

  3. Cockney Rhyming Slang apples and pears stairs trouble and strife wife mince pies eyes take a butcher’s take a look See website: www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/

  4. Language Changes Depending on Social Context Where talk takes place (Physical setting) Who you talk to (Interlocutors) What you talk about (Register) Medium used Level of formality (Style)

  5. Social Context Factors  Social background  Ethnic group  Gender  Age  Educational background  Formality

  6. Differences in Language  Different languages  Different dialects (AAE)  Lingua Franca  Pidgins and Creoles  Styles  Slang  Jargon and Argot (Register)  Taboo words  Euphemisms

More Related