Language and Gender

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Deficit Approach
Women's speech is subordinate to and weaker than men's speech. They use precise colour terms like "mauve", vocabulary associated with domestic chores and tag questions to show uncertainty.
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Dominance Approach
Male speech is controlling and dominating in mixed-sex interactions. They interrupt a lot and are in charge of the conversation.
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Difference Approach
Men and women belong to sub-cultures with different attitudes, because of cultural differences.
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Folklinguistics
Attitudes and assumptions about language that have no real evidence to support them. Eg- women are more chatty or prone to gossip than men.
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Semantic Derogation
A negative meaning/connotation that a word has. Eg- Master= man of the house BUT Mistress= man's other woman
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Overt Marking
Addition of suffix "ESS" eg- Waitress
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Covert Prestige
A form of high status given to non-standrad forms. (What men think... by Trudgill)
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Mental Verb Processes
Describing perception, thoughts or speech Eg- "I think"
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Material Verb Processes
Describing actions or events Eg- "I am going"
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Relational Verb Processes
Describing states of being, identification or attributes Eg- "I believe"
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Dominance Approach

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Male speech is controlling and dominating in mixed-sex interactions. They interrupt a lot and are in charge of the conversation.

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Difference Approach

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Folklinguistics

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Semantic Derogation

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