Language and Gender Theorists

A short quiz to help you learn the Langage and Gender Theorists you will need to know for your exam.

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1. What did O'Barr and Atkins find out by looking at courtroom cases?

  • Men and women's language was the same. Power influenced the way someone spoke.
  • Men interrupted 96% more of the time than women.
  • Female language is deficient.
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2. What is Trudgill's Theory?

  • Females use less standard English than males.
  • Men use Covert prestige to gain status, therefore using more slang. Females use overt prestige to gain status, using standard english more.
  • Males interrupt 96% more of the time than women.

3. What did Zimmerman and West find out?

  • Men interrupt 96% more than women in mixed sex conversations.
  • Men use more slang suring mixed sex conversations.
  • Females use overt prestige when they speak.

4. What does Robin Lakoff believe?

  • Female language is deficient. Females use more tag questions, empty adjectives, hedging, apologies, indirect requests, correct grammar and pronunciation.
  • Males interruprt 96% of the time more than women.
  • Females are more collaborative when they speak, they support each other.

5. What did Deborah Cameron believe?

  • Women are more collaborative when they speak and support each other.
  • 'Verbal Hygiene'. Femals spoke Standard English because of the way they are socialised.
  • Women's language is deficient.
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