Language Variations: O'Barr and Atkins

Question 1

What did O’Barr and Atkins challenge in their study?

Answer 1

Challenged if women’s language should be called “powerless language”

Question 2

Where did O’Barr and Atkins do their study?

Answer 2

A courtroom

Question 3

Why did O’Barr and Atkins do their study in a courtroom in terms of levels of power?

Answer 3

Because there would be a lot of people with different levels of power in a courtroom

Question 4

What did O’Barr and Atkins find in their study?

Answer 4

The way language was used by women was the same as men

Question 5

What was the condition of power when men and women used the same language?

Answer 5

They were both in a powerless position

Question 6

What was the result of what O’Barr and Atkins did to the name of ‘Womans Language’ after their study?

Answer 6

They renamed it to ‘Powerless Language’

Question 7

What was found with women in powerful position in the courtroom?

Answer 7

They did not show any of the Women’s Language claims

Question 8

What approach does this study fall under?

Answer 8

The Dominance Approach