Gender Study

Question 1

Robin Lakeoff (Gender)

Answer 1

The deficit model
Said women’s language Is deficient to males.
Women use more tag questions and hedges.
Women apologise more and often use super polite forms
Use more standard english

Question 2

Pamela Fishman (Gender)

Answer 2

Dominance theory
.Women have to do the conversational shitwork
.women often have to initiate new topics (W: 68% M:8%)
.women use tag questions to gain conversational power or start conversations
.Women ask 2.5X more questions in a conversation

Question 3

Deborah Tannon (Gender)

Answer 3

Difference model
.Men and Women both use different language however both are equal just they have different aims
.Men are more assertive and instructional WHILE women and more suggestive and caring.
.Women are more likely to suggest or compromise

Question 4

Jenny Cheshire (Gender)

Answer 4

Social difference theory

.Boys use more non-standard forms as they develop a sociolect within their peer groups.

Question 5

Deborah Cameron (Gender)

Answer 5

Society/Cultural theory
.Rejects the idea of innate differences in male or female language
.Language is formed by societal interaction
.Gender is a performance meaning language is controlled by where you fall in society
.Previous theory’s only make more myths in the language and Gender debate

Question 6

Janet Hyde (Gender)

Answer 6

The Gender similarity theory
.In fact men and women have more similarities then differences in there language.
.Language difference is caused by a multitude of other social and cultural variables.

Question 7

Deborah tannins language Contrasts (Gender)

Answer 7

Status VS Support
Independence VS Intimacy
Advice VS Understanding
Information VS Feelings
Orders VS Proposals
Conflict VS Compromise

Question 8

Robin Lakeoffs Female Language Features (Gender)

Answer 8

Hedges
Empty adjectives
Super polite forms
Apologise more
Speak less
Avoid expletives
More tag questions 
Hyper correct grammar and pronoucation
Indirect requests
Speak in italics, using tone