Language and gender

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Created on: 18-04-16 17:04

What is problem solving vs Problem sharing? (Tannen)

Problem solving: Men try and find soloution, reassured with males making light of situation. Problem Sharing: Women are listeners and compare problems and find similarities in problems

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What is information and consultation? (Tannen)

Men believe they exchange information and women believe they are negotiating

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What is Topic raising, interrupting and reinforcing? (Tannen)

Women: Less likely to be heard in mixed gender conversations as men interrupt. Men play for power even if knowledge is poor they still talk. Women down play knowledge to get others to talk.

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What is reporting vs Rapporting? (tannen)

Men give too little information, women give too much. Men focus on message- women focus on meta message.

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What does Jennifer coast say about Language and gender?

Men and women have different conversation styles

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What is turn taking? (Coats)

Overlapping often occurs. Questions and comments, Simultaneous speech

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What is questions? (Coats)

Women avoid expert role, used to invite participation

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What is Minimal response?(coats)

Used to single active listenership, used to mark different stages

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What is topic management? (coats)

`mainly talk about feelings and people, topic develops slowly- build on participation to reach consensus

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What is hedges? (coats)

Used to respect face, negotiate sensitive subjects

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What does Lakoff say about gender

1. Women uses tentative lexis. 2. women use varied intonation. 3. WOmen use different lexis. 4. More standard grammar used by women

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