Gender

Question 1

Advice vs understanding

Answer 1

Men try to find a solution rather than understand

Question 2

Orders vs proposals

Answer 2

Men use more imperatives but women use more ameliorated requests

Question 3

Information vs feelings

Answer 3

Men tend to give factual information whereas women offer an emotional overview

Question 4

Status vs support

Answer 4

Male conversations are categorised by a desire to be in control whereas women prefer to be supported

Question 5

Independence vs intimacy

Answer 5

Men focus on being independant whereas women prefer the intimacy of the situation

Question 6

Conflict vs compromise

Answer 6

Women will often compromise rather than cause conflict like men

Question 7

Otto Jesperson

Answer 7

Fillers and pauses
Speak without thinking
Books written by women are easier to read

Question 8

Robin Lakoff

Answer 8

Hypercorrect grammar
Over apologising
empty adjectives
Tag questions
Overuse of intensifiers
Special lexicon
Lack of humor

Question 9

O’Barr and Atkins

Answer 9

Looked at a courtroom and found that those without power used alll of Lakoff’s features

Question 10

Jennifer Coates

Answer 10

Men and women converse differently about the same topics
Techniques used by women are a sign of intelligence not inferiority

Question 11

Deborah jones “house talk”

Answer 11

Scandal- women discuss behaviour of others
Bitching- expression of anger for relief
Chatting- an intimate form of gossiping where women self disclose

Question 12

Kupier

Answer 12

Men swear more

Question 13

Pilkington

Answer 13

Locker room banter, men insult each other to create bonds

Question 14

I look like a wet some statements are available suspicion I don’t wanna be rude very much

Question 15

Valentova and Havlice

Answer 15

People could tell a man’s sexual orientation by female features in his voice

Question 16

William leap
Lavender linguistics

Answer 16

Code masking polari