English Language Gender Theorists

A quiz about various theorists who did work on Language and Gender

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1. Deborah Tannen's 6 contrasts support which model?

  • Defecit model
  • Difference model
  • Dominance model
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2. Deborah Tannen's 6 contrasts state women aim for...

  • Suport, Intimacy, Understanding, Feelings, Proposals, Compromise
  • Status, Independence, Understanding, Information, Proposals, Compromise
  • Status, Independence, Advice, information, Orders, Conflict
  • Support, Intimacy, Advice, Feelings, Orders, Compromise

3. Deborah Tannen- who is more likely to use a cloaked imperative?

  • Women
  • Men

4. Zimmerman and West - In mixed gender conversation, men interrupted....

  • 100% of the time
  • 98% of the time
  • 89% of the time

5. Pamela Fishman said that tag questions used by females do what?

  • Keep the conversation going
  • Show uncertainty
  • Show aggression
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Matt Lanter's the best!! :)

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a few of them are wrong...such as tag questions...they're actually used by women to show uncertainty

Abigail Elsden

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men interrupt 96% of the time in mixed gender conversations... In your quiz that's not an option?

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