Language and Gender Flashcards
1
Q
What is Zimmerman and West’s Study?
A
Dominance study. Turn-taking violations in mixed sex.
Same sex - more overlaps than Interruptions (22-7)
Mixed sex - more interruptions than overlaps (48-9)
BEATTIES SAID Z AND W DATA BASE WAS TOO SMALL
2
Q
What did Paula Fishman say?
A
Women use tag question ‘y’know’ 5x more than men
3
Q
What did DeFrancisco say?
A
Women:
1) Talk more
2) Introduce more topics
3) Worked harder and keeping conversations going
4
Q
What was Butlers Theory?
A
Gender is a performance - ‘drag queen’
5
Q
What was Dale Spenders Man made language?
A
Language has always been based against women.
Generic man - CHAIRMAN OR CHAIRPERSON
6
Q
What was lackoffs 10 theories?
A
1) Hyper-correctness.
2) Tag questions.
3) Women have no sense of humour.
4) Superpolitness.
