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Gender And A ge. Gender And A ge. Gender And A ge. An Introduction To Sociolinguistics. GENDER AND AGE CHAPTER : 7. Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities. Gender-preferential speech features: Social dialect research. Gender and social class.
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GENDER AND AGE CHAPTER : 7 Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities Gender-preferential speech features: Social dialect research Gender and social class Explanation of woman’s linguistic behavior Age-graded features of speech Age and social dialect data Age grading and language change
Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities FL: “Desano” FL: “Tuyuka” “Desano” “Tuyuka” “Tuyuka” Tayana Tatyana's Husband 1
Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities ≠ (SPEAK) MEN WOMAN 2
Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities A B C D E F 3
Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities MORPHOLOGY [k3a’tsa] [kja’tsa] “BREAD” 4
Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities BISEXUAL
Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities Different Language Add by suffixes or affixes Pronunciation or word-shape (morphology). Sample 1: Japanese ; Woman’s form Men’s form OtoosanOyaji = Father Sample 2: Yana ; Woman’s form Men’s form BaBa - na = Deer
Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities (Gender-exclusive speech differences: non-Western communities) It mean some forms are used only by woman and other Are used only by men. back
Gender-preferential speech features: Social dialect research Western Community =
Gender-preferential speech features: Social dialect research Frequencies Western Community SWIMMING TYPING Much : Ing Fewer : In Much : In Fewer : Ing
Gender-preferential speech features: Social dialect research Western Community SWIMMIN TypIN SWIMMIN TypIN SWIMMIN TypIN SWIMMIN TypIN SWIMMIN TypIN SWIMMING TypiING SWIMMING TypiING SWIMMING TypiING SWIMMING TypiING SWIMMING TypiING =
Gender-preferential speech features: Social dialect research Montreal, French = Men more often delete [I] than woman. Sydney = Men more often pronounce the initial sound thing as [f] than woman. Woman tend to use more of standard forms than men do back
Gender Social class Men = Vernacular Woman = Linguistics Form back
Explanations of woman’s linguistic behavior • The social status explanation (Worked) = Standard form (Not Worked) = Vernacular
Explanations of woman’s linguistic behavior Woman’s rules as guardian of society’s values Make Misbehavior (QUICKLY CORRECTED) Make Misbehavior (TOLERATED)
Explanations of woman’s linguistic behavior “Syntax” “Morphology”
Explanations of woman’s linguistic behavior Vernacular, Relaxed, Informal
Explanations of woman’s linguistic behavior Subordinate groups must be polite
Explanations of woman’s linguistic behavior Vernacular forms express machismo (Macho Connotation of masculinity & toughness) back
Age-graded features of speech Higher Pitch Lower Pitch (masculine) back
Age and social dialect data More Standard Vernacular back
Age grading and language change Often Seldom back