Deficit model Flashcards
Lakoff- deficit model
How many features did Lakoff identify
10
What is a low pitched voice associated with?
Leadership, masculinity, power, trust
Who suggested that women use facilitative tags more?
Holmes
What’s the difference in Holmes and Lakoffs theory?
That women are not uncertain, but they are inviting people into the conversation
What does fishmann suggest?
Context of the conversation is significant- it’s not just about how women speak
What’s the problem with Lakoffs study being based on observations?
It’s impressionistic and there’s no scientific evidence or research conduced
what year were Lakoff’s observations?
1975
True or false- Lakoffs observation can be generalised
False- it can’t be generalised to every culture of what the norm of speech is
True or false- it’s suggested that women are more descriptive
True
What other factors have to be considered other than gender?
Age, context, status
What can be argued when high pitch voices are disregarded?
That’s it’s an unconscious bias- biological link
