Language and Gender (Sociolinguistic)
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The document discusses differences in language use between men and women in several areas: minimal response, question asking, turn-taking, changing topics, self-disclosure, verbal aggression, and politeness. Women tend to provide more minimal responses like "mhmm" in conversations. They also ask more questions and are more likely to take turns in discussions. Men typically change topics less and focus more on their own points. Self-disclosure and expressions of emotions also differ between genders.
Language and Gender (Sociolinguistic)
- 1. 1. Erina Rusdyansari (09431019) 2. Purnama Ratna Sari Dewi (09431023) 3. Nur Indah Sucahyani (09431029) 4. Nur Qomariyah (08431035)
- 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 • 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: • Gossip • Firm • Men • Sport • Shopping • Women • Child-rearing • Politic • Personal relationship • Cars
- 10. 5. Self-disclosure Self-disclosure is the process was originally defined as telling others about the self.
- 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 • They usually asked when confronted with their friend about their another’s problems. problems. Because man usually 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.