gender 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage and genderASAQA Created by: courtney e jacksonCreated on: 15-04-16 14:29 archaic language to name a female/male roles (bachelor-girl, maid) 1 of 7 asymmetry female and male words that are unequal (bachelor, spinster) 2 of 7 marked/unmarked terms adding a suffix on to a term 'host' and 'hostess' suggesting that the male term 'host' is the norm and the female term is a variant 3 of 7 patronizing lexis comparing women to food 'sweetie' 'honey' suggesting a woman's prime function is to provide pleasure for men 4 of 7 formality and gender involvement if a male uses colloquialism and taboo, it confirms lakoffs research, may be represented as a 'lad' which shows covert prestige 5 of 7 gendered lexis example: is the male arrogant? confirming stereotypes 6 of 7 how are men and women positioned in the text is the male dominant, does the text show evidence of lakoffs views against women about them using fillers and hedges 7 of 7
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