Jim O’driscoll
Biographic Data
| ID | 3591958 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jim O’driscoll |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jim |
| FAMILY NAME | O’driscoll |
| SIGNATURE | O’DRISCOLL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Huddersfield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3765-1259 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Years (Further) On
We must begin by explaining the "20 years" in the title of this special issue.It is, after all, only 19 years since the very first issue of this journal in 2005.We might seem to be jumping the gun somewhat.In fact, the 20 years refers to something different, the lapse of time between the 14th Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS14) in 2002 and 24th Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS24) in 2022.Both of these conferences were held at Ghent University in Belg…
The complexity of non-seriousness
This paper addresses the issue of verbal behaviour which, being neither markedly polite nor markedly impolite nor simply politic, is interpersonally ambivalent. It focuses on what are known as mock impolite utterances (in which a positive attitude to the addressee(s) masquerades as a negative one). Through the detailed analysis of one attested utterance, it shows that apparently non-serious utterances of this kind can be more than simply the oppo…
Dances with footings
This paper attempts to explain the trajectory and unusual outcome of this courtroom encounter by applying Erving Goffman’s approach to interaction. It employs his notions of frame and footing, plus those of face, ritual deference and demeanour when they are useful. This perspective shows that, as well as the socially constituted power asymmetry, the participants create an interactive asymmetry in which the accused, Penelope Soto, although a canon…
Situational transformations
This paper raises concerns about the tenor of 21st century interaction by identifying a tendency whereby relatively innocuous, canonically private communication is transformed into public communication deemed offensive enough to attract institutional or legal sanction. To understand examples of this tendency, it applies Goffman’s architecture of interaction to email communication and proposes the notion of situational transformation to encapsulat…
How to talk about languages
This paper advocates a new perspective on languages. It begins by demonstrating that, the occasional disavowals of sociolinguists notwithstanding, the lens through which we in the 21st century, both specialists and laypeople, view languages is predominantly biological. It then suggests that this biological metaphor is conceptually unhelpful and potentially socially deleterious. The bulk of the paper presents and explores the metaphor of social ve…
How to talk about languages
This paper advocates a new perspective on languages.It begins by demonstrating that, the occasional disavowals of sociolinguists notwithstanding, the lens through which we in the 21 st century, both specialists and laypeople, view languages is predominantly biological.It then suggests that this biological metaphor is conceptually unhelpful and potentially socially deleterious.The bulk of the paper presents and explores the metaphor of social venu…
The role of language in interpersonal pragmatics
What's in an FTA? Reflections on a chance meeting with Claudine
This paper is about face-threatening acts (FTAs). It upholds the usefulness of the general concept as first introduced by Brown and Levinson but presents a different view of (1) what an FTA is and how it arises and (2) how to gauge the relative severity of one. Regarding (1), it argues that no act is intrinsically face-threatening and that FTAs cannot be equated with speech acts. They can only be identified in the context of the ongoing interacti…
Brown & Levinson's face
This paper appraises Brown & Levinson (1987 [1978]) from a utilitarian perspective. Rather than assess the veracity, validity, or applicability of their model as a whole, or its relevance to politeness, it identifies and examines several of the claims contained in the model individually, to see which ones can help to illuminate interaction across cultures. Its main contention is that the concepts of positive face(work) and negative face(work) are…
A face model of language choice
This paper introduces a fresh way of looking at language choice in intercultural communication. Its starting point is the recognition of the need for a social-psychological approach (section 1). However, the concepts which have so far been employed within this approach run into difficulties when applied to non-traditional' multilingual settings; that is, those in which more than two languages are salient, participation is essentially temporary, p…
Hiding Your Difference
This paper is about the effect of a particular inherited ideology on the language practices of a particular intercultural community. The ideology, outlined in the first section, may be characterised as difference-equals-conflict. The community is a multi-national student body, and in the second section I trace the origin of one feature of its language practices to the application of the ideology. The ultimate effect is the marginalisation of smal…
Sociolinguistics in a straitjacket
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About face
About face
Brown & Levinson's face
This paper appraises Brown & Levinson (1987 [1978]) from a utilitarian perspective. Rather than assess the veracity, validity, or applicability of their model as a whole, or its relevance to politeness, it identifies and examines several of the claims contained in the model individually, to see which ones can help to illuminate interaction across cultures. Its main contention is that the concepts of positive face(work) and negative face(work) are…
Dances with footings
This paper attempts to explain the trajectory and unusual outcome of this courtroom encounter by applying Erving Goffman’s approach to interaction. It employs his notions of frame and footing, plus those of face, ritual deference and demeanour when they are useful. This perspective shows that, as well as the socially constituted power asymmetry, the participants create an interactive asymmetry in which the accused, Penelope Soto, although a canon…
The role of language in interpersonal pragmatics
What's in an FTA? Reflections on a chance meeting with Claudine
This paper is about face-threatening acts (FTAs). It upholds the usefulness of the general concept as first introduced by Brown and Levinson but presents a different view of (1) what an FTA is and how it arises and (2) how to gauge the relative severity of one. Regarding (1), it argues that no act is intrinsically face-threatening and that FTAs cannot be equated with speech acts. They can only be identified in the context of the ongoing interacti…
A face model of language choice
This paper introduces a fresh way of looking at language choice in intercultural communication. Its starting point is the recognition of the need for a social-psychological approach (section 1). However, the concepts which have so far been employed within this approach run into difficulties when applied to non-traditional' multilingual settings; that is, those in which more than two languages are salient, participation is essentially temporary, p…
Hiding Your Difference
This paper is about the effect of a particular inherited ideology on the language practices of a particular intercultural community. The ideology, outlined in the first section, may be characterised as difference-equals-conflict. The community is a multi-national student body, and in the second section I trace the origin of one feature of its language practices to the application of the ideology. The ultimate effect is the marginalisation of smal…
About face
Sociolinguistics in a straitjacket
Preview this article: Sociolinguistics in a straitjacket, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/fol.7.1.08odr-1.gif
A face model of language choice
This paper introduces a fresh way of looking at language choice in intercultural communication. Its starting point is the recognition of the need for a social-psychological approach (section 1). However, the concepts which have so far been employed within this approach run into difficulties when applied to non-traditional' multilingual settings; that is, those in which more than two languages are salient, participation is essentially temporary, p…
Hiding Your Difference
This paper is about the effect of a particular inherited ideology on the language practices of a particular intercultural community. The ideology, outlined in the first section, may be characterised as difference-equals-conflict. The community is a multi-national student body, and in the second section I trace the origin of one feature of its language practices to the application of the ideology. The ultimate effect is the marginalisation of smal…
What's in an FTA? Reflections on a chance meeting with Claudine
This paper is about face-threatening acts (FTAs). It upholds the usefulness of the general concept as first introduced by Brown and Levinson but presents a different view of (1) what an FTA is and how it arises and (2) how to gauge the relative severity of one. Regarding (1), it argues that no act is intrinsically face-threatening and that FTAs cannot be equated with speech acts. They can only be identified in the context of the ongoing interacti…
Brown & Levinson's face
This paper appraises Brown & Levinson (1987 [1978]) from a utilitarian perspective. Rather than assess the veracity, validity, or applicability of their model as a whole, or its relevance to politeness, it identifies and examines several of the claims contained in the model individually, to see which ones can help to illuminate interaction across cultures. Its main contention is that the concepts of positive face(work) and negative face(work) are…
Situational transformations
This paper raises concerns about the tenor of 21st century interaction by identifying a tendency whereby relatively innocuous, canonically private communication is transformed into public communication deemed offensive enough to attract institutional or legal sanction. To understand examples of this tendency, it applies Goffman’s architecture of interaction to email communication and proposes the notion of situational transformation to encapsulat…
How to talk about languages
This paper advocates a new perspective on languages. It begins by demonstrating that, the occasional disavowals of sociolinguists notwithstanding, the lens through which we in the 21st century, both specialists and laypeople, view languages is predominantly biological. It then suggests that this biological metaphor is conceptually unhelpful and potentially socially deleterious. The bulk of the paper presents and explores the metaphor of social ve…
How to talk about languages
This paper advocates a new perspective on languages.It begins by demonstrating that, the occasional disavowals of sociolinguists notwithstanding, the lens through which we in the 21 st century, both specialists and laypeople, view languages is predominantly biological.It then suggests that this biological metaphor is conceptually unhelpful and potentially socially deleterious.The bulk of the paper presents and explores the metaphor of social venu…
The role of language in interpersonal pragmatics
Dances with footings
This paper attempts to explain the trajectory and unusual outcome of this courtroom encounter by applying Erving Goffman’s approach to interaction. It employs his notions of frame and footing, plus those of face, ritual deference and demeanour when they are useful. This perspective shows that, as well as the socially constituted power asymmetry, the participants create an interactive asymmetry in which the accused, Penelope Soto, although a canon…
Years (Further) On
We must begin by explaining the "20 years" in the title of this special issue.It is, after all, only 19 years since the very first issue of this journal in 2005.We might seem to be jumping the gun somewhat.In fact, the 20 years refers to something different, the lapse of time between the 14th Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS14) in 2002 and 24th Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS24) in 2022.Both of these conferences were held at Ghent University in Belg…
The complexity of non-seriousness
This paper addresses the issue of verbal behaviour which, being neither markedly polite nor markedly impolite nor simply politic, is interpersonally ambivalent. It focuses on what are known as mock impolite utterances (in which a positive attitude to the addressee(s) masquerades as a negative one). Through the detailed analysis of one attested utterance, it shows that apparently non-serious utterances of this kind can be more than simply the oppo…
Philosophy (12 works) · Linguistics (10 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Political science (6 works)