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chapter 7 (Features of women’s talk (lexical hedges (fillers), Tag…
chapter 7
Gender
We use the term (gender) not (sex), because sex refers to biological characteristics, while gender refers to socio-cultural behavior including speech.
Gender describes masculine and feminine behaviors in terms of scales rather than absolute categories.
Features of women’s talk
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Superpolite forms: Indirect request, euphemism.
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Gender and social class
In every social class men use more vernacular forms than
women. Across all social groups women generally use more standard forms than men. Women are known to be more class sensitive and avoid vernaculars of their social class
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