Men interupt more than women because they want to dominate the conversation(dominance theory).
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Robin Lakoff
Women give feedback, and use hedges and qualifiers. They are super-polite, and use correct grammar. They apologise A LOT! They use tag questions and empty adjectives-"lovely". They also lack a sense of humour.
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Jones
Women have 4 topics of conversation; Housetalk, scandal, bitching and chatting.
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Jesperson
Women talk a lot and use half sentences as they speak before they think.
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Coates
Women support each other in conversation, men base conversation on power, and reject topics introduced by women. Men talk about men things. Also, women tend to initiate conversation.
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Spender
Patriarchal and male dominated language.
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Fishman
In mixed-sex conversations men talk for more of the time. Women do the "conversational shitwork".
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Tannen
Status vs Support, Independence vs Intimacy, Advice vs Understanding, Information vs Feelings, Orders vs Proposals, Conflict vs Compromise, Report vs Rapport.
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Card 2
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Women give feedback, and use hedges and qualifiers. They are super-polite, and use correct grammar. They apologise A LOT! They use tag questions and empty adjectives-"lovely". They also lack a sense of humour.
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Robin Lakoff
Card 3
Front
Women have 4 topics of conversation; Housetalk, scandal, bitching and chatting.
Back
Card 4
Front
Women talk a lot and use half sentences as they speak before they think.
Back
Card 5
Front
Women support each other in conversation, men base conversation on power, and reject topics introduced by women. Men talk about men things. Also, women tend to initiate conversation.
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