How does gender affect language?

Answer 1

Lakoff's most famous work, Language and Woman's Place, introduced to the field of sociolinguistics many ideas about women's language that are now commonplace. She proposed (Language and Woman's Place) that women's speech can be distinguished from that of men in a number of ways, including: # Hedges: Phrases like "sort of," "kind of," "it seems like" # Empty adjectives: divine, adorable, gorgeous, etc # (Super-)Polite forms:"Would you mind…" "Is it o.k if…?" "…if it's not too much to ask" # Apologize more: "I'm sorry, but I think that…" # Speak Lakoff's most famous work, Language and Woman's Place, introduced to the field of sociolinguistics many ideas about women's language that are now commonplace. She proposed (Language and Woman's Place) that women's speech can be distinguished from that of men in a number of ways, including: ## Hedges: Phrases like "sort of," "kind of," "it seems like" ## Empty adjectives: divine, adorable, gorgeous, etc ## (Super-)Polite forms: "Would you mind…" "Is it o.k if…?" "…if it's not too much to ask" ## Apologize more: "I'm sorry, but I think that…" ## Speak less frequently ## Avoid coarse language or expletives ## Tag questions: "You don't mind eating this, do you?". Subsequent research has cast some doubt on this proposition ## Hyper-correct grammar and pronunciation: Use of prestige grammar and clear articulation ## Indirect requests: "Wow I'm so thirsty." - really asking for a drink ## Speak in italics: Use tone to emphasis certain words, e.g., "so", "very", "quite". less frequently # Avoid coarse language or expletives # Tag questions: "You don't mind eating this, do you?". Subsequent research has cast some doubt on this proposition # Hyper-correct grammar and pronunciation: Use of prestige grammar and clear articulation # Indirect requests: "Wow I'm so thirsty." - really asking for a drink # Speak in italics: Use tone to emphasis certain words, e.g., "so", "very", "quite". Lakoff's most famous work, Language and Woman's Place, introduced to the field of sociolinguistics many ideas about women's language that are now commonplace. She proposed (Language and Woman's Place) that women's speech can be distinguished from that of men in a number of ways, including: # Hedges: Phrases like "sort of," "kind of," "it seems like" # Empty adjectives: divine, adorable, gorgeous, etc # (Super-)Polite forms:"Would you mind…" "Is it o.k if…?" "…if it's not too much to ask" # Apologize more: "I'm sorry, but I think that…" # Speak Lakoff's most famous work, Language and Woman's Place, introduced to the field of sociolinguistics many ideas about women's language that are now commonplace. She proposed (Language and Woman's Place) that women's speech can be distinguished from that of men in a number of ways, including: ## Hedges: Phrases like "sort of," "kind of," "it seems like" ## Empty adjectives: divine, adorable, gorgeous, etc ## (Super-)Polite forms: "Would you mind…" "Is it o.k if…?" "…if it's not too much to ask" ## Apologize more: "I'm sorry, but I think that…" ## Speak less frequently ## Avoid coarse language or expletives ## Tag questions: "You don't mind eating this, do you?". Subsequent research has cast some doubt on this proposition ## Hyper-correct grammar and pronunciation: Use of prestige grammar and clear articulation ## Indirect requests: "Wow I'm so thirsty." - really asking for a drink ## Speak in italics: Use tone to emphasis certain words, e.g., "so", "very", "quite". less frequently # Avoid coarse language or expletives # Tag questions: "You don't mind eating this, do you?". Subsequent research has cast some doubt on this proposition # Hyper-correct grammar and pronunciation: Use of prestige grammar and clear articulation # Indirect requests: "Wow I'm so thirsty." - really asking for a drink # Speak in italics: Use tone to emphasis certain words, e.g., "so", "very", "quite".

Answer 2

Lakoff's most famous work, Language and Woman's Place, introduced to the field of sociolinguistics many ideas about women's language that are now commonplace. She proposed (Language and Woman's Place) that women's speech can be distinguished from that of men in a number of ways, including: # Hedges: Phrases like "sort of," "kind of," "it seems like" # Empty adjectives: divine, adorable, gorgeous, etc # (Super-)Polite forms:"Would you mind…" "Is it o.k if…?" "…if it's not too much to ask" # Apologize more: "I'm sorry, but I think that…" # Speak Lakoff's most famous work, Language and Woman's Place, introduced to the field of sociolinguistics many ideas about women's language that are now commonplace. She proposed (Language and Woman's Place) that women's speech can be distinguished from that of men in a number of ways, including: ## Hedges: Phrases like "sort of," "kind of," "it seems like" ## Empty adjectives: divine, adorable, gorgeous, etc ## (Super-)Polite forms: "Would you mind…" "Is it o.k if…?" "…if it's not too much to ask" ## Apologize more: "I'm sorry, but I think that…" ## Speak less frequently ## Avoid coarse language or expletives ## Tag questions: "You don't mind eating this, do you?". Subsequent research has cast some doubt on this proposition ## Hyper-correct grammar and pronunciation: Use of prestige grammar and clear articulation ## Indirect requests: "Wow I'm so thirsty." - really asking for a drink ## Speak in italics: Use tone to emphasis certain words, e.g., "so", "very", "quite". less frequently # Avoid coarse language or expletives # Tag questions: "You don't mind eating this, do you?". Subsequent research has cast some doubt on this proposition # Hyper-correct grammar and pronunciation: Use of prestige grammar and clear articulation # Indirect requests: "Wow I'm so thirsty." - really asking for a drink # Speak in italics: Use tone to emphasis certain words, e.g., "so", "very", "quite".

Answer 3

Most language in males and females tends to change during the pubescent stage. Once puberty occurs in boys, their voices begin to get deeper due to the release of testosterone and the dropping of their testes. Women to go through a vocal change as well, but it is not as drastic.