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Gender (Folklinguistics (passed down through generations, "foxes are…
Gender
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women are more likely to hesitate, use fillers when speaking, commit less in language, use empty adjectives and use more tag questions
men focus on more than one topic, swear more and interrupt more than women do
George Keith and John Shuttleworth- women talk more then men, are more polite, ask more questions and support each other in speech. Men are more competitive in conversation, speak with more authority, want to dominate conversation and insult one another more frequently
Sexism- prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.
English is described as ‘Androcentric’ and has a built-in bias towards males (master and mistress)- which connotes courage with feebleness