Gender (social + personal variation)

Question 1

Janet Holmes - gender

Answer 1

“Women are regarded as a subordinate or less powerful group than men in many communities… often reflected in the different politeness devices used by and addressed to women”

Question 2

R.L Trask - gender

Answer 2

“Men don’t speak like women”

Question 3

Bill Hunter - gender

Answer 3

“Very few women use broad Australian accents, probably because it is associated with Australian masculinity”

Question 4

9 news sep 2024 Olympian athlete dies - gender

Answer 4

“Ugandan Olympian Athlete (Rebecca Cheptegei) dies after being severely burned by her partner over land dispute”
- Use of obfuscation to ‘protect’ male’s identity, ‘attack’ instead of ‘intended murder’, diminishes females identity.

Question 5

Beers Fagersten - gender

Answer 5

Males “are more likely to use repeated swear within one utterance”