language and gender

Question 1

Who created the difference model?

Answer 1

Deborah Tannen

Question 2

Who created the deficit model?

Answer 2

Robin Lakoff

Question 3

What does the deficit model state?

Answer 3

Women’s language is weak and lacks authority in comparison to men’s.

Question 4

What are the 6 differences in Tannen’s model?

Answer 4

1) Status vs Support, 2) independence vs Intimacy, 3) Advice vs Understanding, 4) Information vs Feelings, 5) Orders vs Proposals and 6) Conflict vs Compromise

Question 5

Who explored and researched interruptions?

Answer 5

Beattie, and Zimmerman and west

Question 6

Who had a sexist approach to language?

Answer 6

Jespersen

Question 7

What does Hyde believe?

Answer 7

That women and men are more alike than they are different.

Question 8

What approach does Hyde have?

Answer 8

Diversity

Question 9

What does Fishman believe?

Answer 9

That women use tag questions frequently following a thought or suggestion, and that they use them to gain conversational power.

Question 10

What does Coates believe?

Answer 10

Men pursue a style of interaction based on power, while women pursue interactions based on solidarity and support.