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26 Apr 2012
School
Carleton University
Department
Psychology
Course
PSYC 3603
Professor
Connie K.

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Lecture 5: gender differences, language, emotions and pornography: gender differences in language use: verbal and nonverbal, treatment of women in language and its effects. * overall men and women talk very similar, however there are some differences but some of the above isn"t necessarily as different as represented. Tentativeness: tag questions= a short phrase added to a sentence that turns it into a question (ex: it"s a nice day out, isn"t it? ) Aires (1996) no consistent gender differences in 20 years of research: disclaimers = phrases such as i may be wrong, but . Hedges= phases such as sort of that weaken or soften a statement. Carli (1990) women used more disclaimers & hedgers than men when in mixed-gender groups but not in single-gender groups. Intensifiers= adverbs such as very, really, extremely; women use more than men, although meaning of this is unclear. (women exaggerate stories more than men)

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