Robin Lakoff – Deficit Approach
Robin Lakoff – Deficit Approach
Ten things women are more likely to use/do: (lack of linguistic power)
1) Hedges – ‘kind of’ ‘sort of’- uncertainty
2) Empty adjectives – ‘adorable’ ‘fabulous’ – avoiding strong opinion
3) Talk less frequently – weakest at conversation
4) Emphasis on certain words – italics/tone
5) Less swearing/taboo lexis
6) Tag questions – put on the end of sentences – ‘are they?’ ‘Isn’t it?’ - validation
7) Hyper correct Language – standard English
8) Super polite forms – a way of getting what you want without being direct – society rewards females for being polite
9) Apologising more frequently – weaker participant in social discourse
10) Indirect requests ‘do you mind if I…?’
Ten things women are more likely to use/do: (lack of linguistic power)
1) Hedges – ‘kind of’ ‘sort of’- uncertainty
2) Empty adjectives – ‘adorable’ ‘fabulous’ – avoiding strong opinion
3) Talk less frequently – weakest at conversation
4) Emphasis on certain words – italics/tone
5) Less swearing/taboo lexis
6) Tag questions – put on the end of sentences – ‘are they?’ ‘Isn’t it?’ - validation
7) Hyper correct Language – standard English
8) Super polite forms – a way of getting what you want without being direct – society rewards females for being polite
9) Apologising more frequently – weaker participant in social discourse
10) Indirect requests ‘do you mind if I…?’
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