9. - Close the door
- That’s an adorable dog
- Oh dear, the TV set’s broken
- I’ll be damned there’s a friend of mine!
- I was very tired
- I was so mad
- My goodness, there’s Pak Yanto Sudiman
10. • Lexical hedges or filler
- you know, sort of, well, you see
• Tag question
- she’s very nice, isn’t she?
• Rising intonation on declaratives
- it’s really good?
• Intensifiers such as just and so
- I love him so much
• Superpolite’ form
- indirect request
The speed at which an object falls
11. There are two language features used by
woman :
• Hedging devices
- signal lack of cinfidence
• Boosting devices
- signal persuade their addresee to take
them seriously
Features of “Woman Language”
12. USING TAG QUESTIONS
• EXPRESS
- Uncertainty
- Doubt
• FUCKTION
- Facilitative or positive politeness devices
- Soften directive or criticism
Lakoff’s Linguistic Features as Politeness
Devices
13. Function of Tag Question Women Men
Expressing uncertainty 35 % 61 %
Facilitative 59 % 26 %
Softening 6 % 13 %
TOTAL 100 % 100 %
Tag Question Function by Function and
Sex of Speakers
14. • Women use more politeness devices then
the men
- Men to men : fewer politeness
- Men to women : more politeness
• Social Role or Status
Different Pattern of Language
- Statusful women
- Title man
Politeness
15. • Interrupting Behavior
Based on research, women got
interrupted more than men
• Conversational Feedback
According to American studies,
women do the more positive
feedback to the convensational
partner better than men do.
INTERACTION
16. Women Gossiping:
- Usually consist of experiences, problems,
feeling
- Avoid criticizing people in order not to make
atmosphere becomes disconfort.
Men Gossiping:
- Tend to argue about certain topics, criticized
each other and sometimes make the
conversational partner feels down.
Gossip