LING 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gender Studies, Heterosexuality, Discourse Analysis
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There are biologically determined differences in the language of men and women, men have longer and thicker vocal cords. Major claims were that women"s language exists, in includes an identifiable set of linguistic features, women"s language reflects subordinate status, language about women also reflects status. Gender differences reflect differences in access to power. The difference model is associated with deborah tannen. In mixed- sex interactions, men are less likely to switch styles which results in a power component. (cid:1) (cid:1) Podesva- looked at how one speaker in some situations took a language feature indexing articulate and increased it to mean prissy or diva. Speaker agency- the ability of speakers to control what they do and to make conscious choices. Gender- a socially constructed identity, rather than a biological category. French and german, a way of classifying nouns, usually a feminine, masculine, or neuter. Difference model- the idea that gender differences in language reflect different cultures of conversation.
