Gender Theorists

Peter Trudgill

Norwich pronunciation of the 'g' at the end of words were dropped by men more than women

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Janet Holmes

Tag questions can help maintain a conversation or found to be polite rather than a sign of uncertainty

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O'Barr and Atkins

Diversity: The courtroom study. It's about status rather than gender

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Zimmerman and West

Interruptions were more common in mixed sex and converstaion mainly made by men

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Jennifer Coates

Females talk in co-operative ways to help conversations and to support each other's rights as speakers

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Deborah Tannen

Difference: Men and women speak for different reasons. Men compete while women co-operate

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Robin Lakoff

Dominance: Women use powerless language while men use powerful language

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Tag questions can help maintain a conversation or found to be polite rather than a sign of uncertainty

Janet Holmes

Diversity: The courtroom study. It's about status rather than gender

Interruptions were more common in mixed sex and converstaion mainly made by men

Females talk in co-operative ways to help conversations and to support each other's rights as speakers

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