TOPIC 8

Which one are NOT the features of women’s language?

• booster device

• Empty adjectives

• Emphatic stress

It is clear that in this corpus the women used more tags than the men, as Lakoff predicted

• Yes

• No

Consider the following sentences. Choose one that has been said by the female

• I was wrong all the time

• Switch off the light

• I was so mad

Factors which are relevant when comparing women's and men's use of language, including

• family background

• culture and tradition

• culture, social role & formality of the context

In wide range of contexts, which gender dominates the talking time?

• women

• both gender

• men

Why do women give good feedbacks?

• women are opportunists

• women are cooperative conversationalists

• women are kind hearted person

Women gossip focuses on

• future

• information & facts

• personal experience and personal relationship

Are there gender differences in gossip?

• No gender differences in terms of gossip

• Women tend to gossip more than men about physical appearance