Group Members:
1. Adaya, Reymond
2. Dequila, John Elmer F.
3. Jazul, John Vincent M.
4. Gonzales, Raymark S.
5. Robles, Joey Boy G.
Gender and Language
What they talk about?
Men
-Talk more about things and facts.
-Don’t tend to give out compliments as
much as women do. If they do, they are
normally aimed at a potential partner,
rather than a friend or colleague.
-Goals in using language tend to be
about getting things done.
Reasons for Communicating?
Men
-Communicate in preference for factual
topics .
-Like to get to the heart of the issue
straight away, and can be satisfied with
a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.
-Communication is used to get to the root
of the dilemma as efficiently as possible.
Conversation Style?
Men
-Language is competitive, reflecting their
general interest in acquiring and
maintaining status
-Report talk- typical monologue style
-Often just want to get straight to the
point
-Less frequent use of questions and tag
questions
-More direct expression of communicative
intention and less indirect speech use
-Reduction of expressed emotionality
objective, referential
Women
-Talk more about people, relationships
and feelings.
-Are much more likely than men to give
out compliments. For them, it is way a
forming a bond and showing respect.
-Tend to be about making connections to
other people.
Women
-Communicate in preference for personal
topics including affective talk.
-Prefer to dive into the details and find
out as much as possible.
-Sees conversation as an act of sharing
and an opportunity to increase intimacy
with her partner.
Women
-Language is cooperative, reflecting their
preference for equality and harmony.
-Rapport talk- typical conversation style
-Often feel less competitive, and would
rather string out a conversation and
maintain a good bond with the person
they’re talking to.
-Frequent use of questions and tag
questions to structure talk
-Tendency towards overall weakening of
communicative intention and more
indirect speech use (directive requests
etc.)
-Increase in emotionality: use of
intensifiers