Cht. 7 gender

Question 1

what does gendered talk entail?

Answer 1

it can show the place and perception of women and men in society

Question 2

what can gendered differences in language reflect?

Answer 2

it shows that gendered differences often stem from the difference model rather than the dominance model
difference model = cultures of conversation
dominance model = differences in power

Question 3

what types of languages do men and women have

Answer 3

women often use language to maintain relationships (rapport style) and men use it to communicate factual information (report style)

Question 4

what is direct indexing?

Answer 4

when a linguistic feature indexes something to have a social meaning that is exclusive (brother = male, sister = female)

Question 5

what is indirect indexing?

Answer 5

when a linguistic feature gets a social meaning because of an expectation or social norm

Question 6

what is the gender paradox?

Answer 6

the principles of language changing over time (see Cht. 5 time)

Question 7

what is gender policing?

Answer 7

when people are encouraged to aim for gender ideals or are sanctioned when they don’t