English Language A-Level: Gender & Language

Who theorized The Deficit Model?

• Robin Lakoff

• Robyn Lakof

• Robin Lakof

• Robyn Lakoff

Did she believe that Women's Language is innately weaker?

• No

• Yes

What is the Deficit Model?

• The tendency to focus more on someone’s weakness classifying eg.cognitive impairment.

• Men try harder in their speech then women do as their position is weaker in society

• Women try harder in their speech then men do as their position is weaker society

• Public hostility towards science and technology because of their lack of understanding

Which of the following is a characteristic of Women’s Language

• More use of humor and jokes

• Overt Prestige

• Covert Prestige

• Paraphrasing

Which of the following is a characteristic of Men’s Language

• Hedging

• Uncommon use of Strict Politeness

• More likely to use expletives

• Use of direct quotations

Which out of the following is one of the six characteristics of the Difference model 1990

• Sympathy Vs. Empathy

• Direct Vs. Indirect

• Co-efficiency Vs.Efficiency

• Status Vs. Support

Who coined the term ‘Verbal Hygiene’

• Pilkington

• Tannen

• O’Barr

• Deborah Cameron

What is the definition of Genderlect?

• Feminine and Masculine styles of discourse are best viewed as one distinct culture dialect

• Feminine and Masculine styles of discourse are best viewed as two distinct culture dialects

• Feminine and Masculine styles of discourse are best merged together to become a cultural dialect

• Feminine and Masculine styles of discourse are best viewed as having no difference in culture dialect

O’Barr and Atkins looked at which location to conduct their study

• A Courtroom

• A Police Station

• A Hospital

• A School

O’Barr and Atkins found which two following professions had similar speech

• Housewives and Ambulance Drivers

• Truck Drives and Stay at Home Dads

• Surgeons and Lawyers

• Politicians and Lawyers