Dominance Flashcards
1
Q
Basis of the theory
A
Men’s language is dominant to women’s due to their social and political power
Men use language to reinforce and maintain power
2
Q
Lakoff - Features Making Men’s Language Dominant
A
Men interrupt more, take more turns, and are more direct, which shows they’re dominant
3
Q
Zimmerman + West
A
Men responsible for 96% interruptions found in courtroom study
4
Q
Dale Spender
A
Interruptions are a sign of oppression as women are ultimately silenced
Language asserts male dominance with generic ‘he’ use and having an all powerful God as male
5
Q
Fishman
A
‘Conversational Shitwork’
Women have to do the hard work in conversations e.g. tag questions to engage male as they feel inferior
6
Q
Tannen
A
Co-operative and Uncooperative interruptions
