Language and Gender - AS Quiz

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  • Created by: alice
  • Created on: 30-05-11 17:14
What view did Robin Lakoff support, suggesting that women are less powerful?
Dominance theory
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What's Zimmerman and West's conclusion about mixed-sex conversations?
Men interrupt far more than women
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What is an example of an adjacency pair?
A question and answer
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Who is more likely to use intensifiers (acc. to Lakoff)?
Females
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When might you come across plenty of non-fluency features?
Spontaneous Speech
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Men are more likely to use...
Report talk
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Man A: "F*** your s*** f*****!" - Describe this in terms of language.
Taboo/covert prestige
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Who came up with the idea of face-threatening acts?
Irving Goffman
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What's Zimmerman and West's conclusion about mixed-sex conversations?

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Men interrupt far more than women

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What is an example of an adjacency pair?

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Who is more likely to use intensifiers (acc. to Lakoff)?

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When might you come across plenty of non-fluency features?

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Lorenzo

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Just saw Mark.

alice

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I'm not sure how to change it, but Q1. is actually Deficit theory then, as Robin Lakoff believes women's speech is weaker

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