They talk too much, speak in private contexts, build relations, overlap, speak symmetrically
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What is Deborah Tannen's theory about men?
They get more air time, speak in public, negotiate status/avoid failure, speak one at a time, speak asymmetrically
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What are the main differences?
Status vs support, advice vs understanding, conflict vs compromise, orders vs proposals, information vs feelings
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What is Christine howe's theory?
Men have strategies for gaining power, men are more likely to respond to what is being said to put their view across, this makes it harder for the listener to participate, women are more active listeners,
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What is Ann Weatherall's theory?
Women's talk is co-operative, mens talk is competitive, women are likely to use hedging 'sort of' 'kind of', women speak for less time, less likely to interrupt, use more tag questions
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What is Pilkington's study?
He researched into women and mens speech in a bakery over 9 months and found; women focus on feelings/relationships, women agree frequently, men frequently disagree and challenge others' points, find pausing time acceptable + are more likely to mock
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What happened in O'barr and Atkins study?
They studied the language in a courtroom and found that female lawyers interrupted, were assertive, and everything which Pilkington argued for males. They stated language traits depend on power
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What study did O'barr and Atkins challenge?
Pilkington's
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What did Robin Lakoff believe?
Women hedge, women use super polite forms, women speak in italics, they use modal verbs, women can't tell jokes, special lexis for clothes, hidden directives, calls womens talk powerless
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What are the stereotypes about women?
Weak, pretty, intuitive, emotional, domestic, social
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