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Elaborated and restricted code are terms introduced by the British sociologist Basil Bernstein in the 1960s, referring to two varieties (or codes) of language use, seen as part of a general theory of the nature of social systems and social rules.

Basil Bernstein researched speech and how it affected educational attainment. Bernstein suggested that class difference in speech patterns were related to educational attainment.

The hypothesis that working-class children have an inadequate command of grammar and vocabulary to express complex ideas. In the 1960s, the British educational theorist Basil Bernstein (1971) has been credited with (and discredited for) coining the terms elaborated code and restricted code (see definitions below), and although the application of these terms has been very controversial, the terms themselves have substantial merit. Fasold points out that they actually correspond very well to the L and H varieties identified in diglossia.

Central to Bernstein's writings is the distinction between the restricted code and the elaborated code. Some of the differences between the two codes are explained in this article.

Basil Bernstein analyzes the role of social class in education and identity formation. He contrasts elaborated and restricted codes, which engender a ‘universalistic’ and a ‘particularistic’ view toward meaning, respectively.

For over four decades, Basil Bernstein was an important and controversial sociologist, whose work influenced a generation of sociologists of education and linguists. From his early works on language, communication codes and schooling, to his later works on pedagogic discourse, practice and educational transmissions, Bernstein produced a theory of social and educational codes and their effect on social reproduction.

The article offers information on the differences in the conversational styles of men and women. It states that for men conversation is mainly to focus on hierarchy whereas for women it's a way to connect with the other person. It highlights that a man does not like to ask for directions as it puts his position down whereas a woman does it easily. It discusses the hierarchy within the family and how it determines the conversation between the siblings.

Who talks more, then, women or men? The seemingly contradictory evidence is reconciled by the difference between what I call public and private speaking. More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking," while more women feel comfortable doing "private" speaking. Another way of capturing these differences is by using the terms report-talk and rapport-talk.

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it sccln that indeed the two sexes are talking at crosspurposes.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives multiple definitions for the term polite. One definition is: "marked by an appearance of consideration, tact, deference, or courtesy." Although politeness is not a direct synonym for diplomacy and tact, they are certainly related. Therefore, as this is a study on communicating with diplomacy and tact, we will pay significant attention to the idea of politeness and cover various academic approaches to this concept.

Social competence is the condition of possessing the social, emotional, and intellectual skills and behaviors needed to succeed as a member of society. Despite this simple definition, social competence is an elusive concept because the skills and behaviors required for healthy social development vary with the age of the child, the demands of particular situations, and the values of different cultures.

This paper deals with the definition and conceptualization of politeness by focusing mainly on
the Brown and Levinson (1987) framework of politeness. It addresses the interrelationship
between politeness as a strategic device and as a form of social indexing, and overviews the
notion of face as a universal underlying motivation behind politeness.