2. • SOCIOLINGUISTICS Is The study of the effect of
any and all aspects of society, including cultural
norms, expectations, and context, on the way
language is used, and the effects of language use on
society
• LANGUAGE Is a tool of communication
• GENDER Is a range of characteristics used to
distinguish between males and females, particularly
in the cases of men and women and the masculine
and feminine attributes assigned to them.
• LANGUAGE AND GENDER itself is an area of study
within sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and related
fields that investigates varieties of speech associated
with a particular gender, or social norms for such
gendered language use
3. LANGUAGE AND GENDER CONSIST OF
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MINIMAL RESPONSE
QUESTION
TURN-TAKING
CHANGGING THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION
SELF-DISCLOSURE
VERBAL AGRESSION
POLITENESS
4. 1. MINIMAL RESPONSE
MINIMAL RESPONSE IS one of the ways in
which the communicative behavior of men and
women differ. FOR EXAMPLE :
• Women :
Women has response frequently when they have
a conversation for example : paralinguistic
features such as ‘mhmm’ and ‘yeah’, which is
behavior associated with collaborative their
language use
• Men :
Men has response less than women when they
have a conversation for example: generally use
‘mhmm’ and ‘yeah’less frequently
5. 2. QUESTION
Men and women differ in their use of questions in
conversations.
MEN :
And men's language is heard
• as clearly their toughness,
• as lack of affect, competitiveness,
• as independence,
• as competence,
• as hierarchy,
• as control.
• Men usually ask something to do point that different
with women.
6. WOMEN
• Women use questions more frequently. THEY USUALLY USED
QUSETION TAG to avoid making strong statements,
• to reflect their (our) conservatism,
• to prestige consciousness,
• to upward mobility,
• to insecurity,
• to deference,
• to nurturance,
• to emotional expressivity,
• to connectedness,
• to sensitivity to others,
• to solidarity.
• Women usually do not to do point when they want to ask
something, that very different with men.
7. 3. TURN-TAKING
turn-taking gives rises to complex forms of interaction
in relation to the more regimented form of turn-taking.
Female
linguistic
behavior
characteristically
encompasses a desire to take turns in conversation
with others, which is opposed to men’s tendency
towards centering on their own point or remaining
silent when presented with such implicit offers of
conversational turn-taking as are provided by hedges
such as and "isn’t it".
8. 4. Changing the topic of conversation
This difference may well be at the root of the
conception that women chatter and talk too
much, and may still sparker the same thinking in
some males. In this way lowered estimation of
women may arise.
9. Women’s topic :
Men’s Topic:
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Gossip
Men
Shopping
Child-rearing
Personal relationship
Firm
Sport
Women
Politic
Cars
11. Women
Men
• Sharing their problems • Male tendencies to
and experiences with
non-self-disclosure and
others, often to offer
professing advice or
sympathy.
offering a solution
when confronted with
• They usually asked
another’s
problems.
their friend about their
Because man usually
problems.
solve their problems by
themselves.
12. • Women engage in kros, Men
or "angry talk", which is • focused on the down
typically characterized
play of conflict in order
by vituperative and
to maintain - or at least
brazen
displays
of
give - the illusion of
insults and shouting.
harmony.
13. Politeness is best expressed as
the practical application of good
manners or etiquette
14. According to Lakoff (1975), he identified three
forms of politeness:
• Formal Politness
Generally accepted formal standards usually
denote professionalism, whereas the absence or lack of
standards would be seen as casual.
• Deference Politness
Deference Politness is the condition of submitting
to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior
or superiors. Camaraderie Politeness
• Camaraderie
Camaraderie is Goodwill and lighthearted rapport
between or among friends; comradeship. It is usually
used when we speak with our friends
15. • There are many differences between
men’s language and women’s language.
We can see that by minimal response
side, Question side, Turn taking side,
Changing the topic of conversation
side, Self-disclosure side, Verbal
aggression side, Politeness side.