Language And Gender

Question 1

Otto Jesperson Deficit View

Answer 1

Women’s and men’s language is inherently different as women’s language is deficit
•women talk too much
•half finish sentences because they speak before thinking
•are emotional rather than grammatical

Question 2

Lakoff’s Deference Model

Answer 2

Women’s language is deferential as they are socialised that way to give the impression that they are weaker than men
•hedges “sort of”
•super politeness “I’d appreciate it”
•Tag questions “that’s mine isn’t it”

Question 3

Zimmerman and west Dominance model

Answer 3

Men deliberately behave in an uncooperative way to undermine women and dominate them
Overlaps
Interruptions
Delayed responses

Question 4

Pamela Fishman

Answer 4

Studies young couples and noticed that women used the tag question “y’know” five times more than men because men were acting uncooperative

Question 5

Victoria DeFransisco

Answer 5

Observed women and noticed:
They introduced more topics
Talked more
Worked harder to keep conversation going
As men control women through this because they reject topics that they do not wish to discuss however every topic that they introduce is accepted women are therefore forced to work harder as men use silence and in expressiveness

Question 6

Tannen Difference model

Answer 6

Women and men’s language is different due to upbringing and social conditioning- men use language for report talk- “give info”
While women use it for rapport talk “establish and maintain relationships”