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Robi nLakoff, “wome nwe r eus i ngl anguage whi c hr e i nf or c e dt he i rs ubor di nat es t at us ,t he y we r ec ol l udi ngi nt he i rowns ubor di na t i on f oc us e dondi ffe r e nc e sbe t we e nwome n’ sand me n’ ss pe e c hi nt hea r e a spr onounc i a t i on.

The r ea r et wol a ngua gef e a t ur e sus e db y wome n: ◦

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He dgi ngde vi c e s  s i gna ll a c kofc onfide nc e Boos t i ngde vi c e s  S i gna lpe r s ua det he i ra ddr e s s e et ot a ket he m s e r i ous l y

B as e donLakoff’ sr e s e ar c h, wome nus emor et ag

que s t i ont hanme n. The yus ei tasf ac i l i t at i ve pos i t i vepol i t e ne s sde vi c e . Whi l eme n, mos tof t he m us ei tt oe xpr e s st he i runc e r t ai nt y . B utt hedegr eeofpol i t enes sbet wee nwomen

a ndme ni snotonl ys ho wnb yt he i rde vi c e s , but al s oi tc a nbei nflue nc e dbyt hec ul t ur e ,s t at us , r ol e , i nt e r ac t i onpat t e r nsi nt hes oc i e t yande t c .

The r ea r ema nyf e a t ur e sofi nt e r a c t i onwhi c h di ffer ent i at et het al kofwomenandmen:

1. I nt e r r upt i ons I ns ame ge nde ri nt e r ac t i ons , i nt e r r upt i ons we r epr e t t ye ve nl ydi s t r i but e dbe t we e n s pe ake r s . I nc r os s ge nde ri nt e r ac t i ons , al mos tal l t hei nt e r r upt i onswe r ef r om ma l e s .

2 .Conve r s a t i ona lFe e dba c k Wome npr ovi demor ee nc our agi ngf e e dbac kt o t he i rc onve r s a t i ona lpa r t ne r st ha nme ndo. Re s e ar c h, onc onve r s at i onali nt e r ac t i onr e ve al s wome nasc oope r at i vec onve r s a t i onal i s t s , whe r e asme nt e ndt obemor ec ompe t i t i veand l e s ss uppor t i veofot he r s .

g e nde rr at he rt hanoc c upat i onals t at us , s oc i al

c l as s , ors omeot he rs oc i alf ac t or , whi c hmos t ade quat e l yac c ount sf ort hei nt e r ac t i onal pat t e r nsde s c r i be d. T hes oc i e t a l l ys ubor di na t epos i t i onofwome n

r e fle c t e di nt he s epa r t e r nsha smor et odowi t h ge nde rt ha nr ol eoc c upa t i on.

Women gossiping 

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us ual l yc ons i s tofe xpe r i e nc e s , pr obl e ms , f e e l i ng a voi dc r i t i c i zi ngpe opl ei nor de rnott omake t hea t mos phe r ebec ome sdi s c omf or t

Me nGos s i pi ng T e ndt oagr ueaboutc e r t ai nc e r t ai nt opi c s ,

c r i t i c i z e de a c hot he ra nds ome t i me sma ket he c onve r s a t i ona lpa r t ne rf e e l sdown.

ne r l l yt r e a tge nde ra s‘ gi ve n’and -Wege unal t e r abl e ,aut omat i c a l l yc l as s i f yi nge ve r y per s onwee nc ount erasf emal eormal ewi t hout amome nt sr e flec t i on. oc i ngge nde ri de nt i t ya sac ons t r uc t i on, -Appr r a t he rt ha na safix e dc a t e gor y . -t hewa ysi nwhi c hpe opl ec ons t r uc tpa r t i c ul a r ki ndsofs oc i ali de nt i t yi st hr ought he i r nar r at i ve sofpe r s onale xpe r i e nc e

Se x i e s tl a ngua gei sonee x ampl eoft hewa yac ul t ur eors oc i e t y c onveysi t sval uesf r om onegr oupt oanot herandf r om one ge ne r a t i ont ot hene xt . La ngua gec onve ysa t t i t ude s .Se xi s ta t t i t ude ss t e r e ot ypeape r s on a c c or di ngt oge nde rr a t he rt ha naj udgi ngoni ndi vi dua lme r i t s . Thes t udyofs exi s tl anguagei sc onc er nedwi t ht hewayl anguage e x pr e s sbo t hne ga t i v ea ndpos i t i v es t e r e o t ype sofbo t hofme na nd wome n. I npr a c t i c er e s e a r c hi nt hi sa r e aha sc onc e nt r a t e dont hewa ysi n whi c hl a ngua gec o nv e ysne ga t i v ea t t i t ude s

E ngl i s hl a ngua gedi s c r i mi na t e sa ga i ns twome n.

Mos tobvi ous l y , pe r ha ps , i ns e mant i c sa r e at he Engl i s hme t a phor sa va i l a bl et ode s c r i bewome n i nc l udee xt r a or di na r i l yhi ghnumbe rof der agat or yi magesc ompar edt ot hos eus edt o des c r i beamen. Lookate xampl epage30 5

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