Gender Communication

What is a potential topic for an NEA in the study of language?

• Language and animals

• Language and gender

• Language and technology

• Language and food

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is a key consideration when choosing a NEA title?

• Complexity

• Generalizability

• Specificity

• Length

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

In which decade did early feminism significantly impact research on language and gender?

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1960s

• 1990s

What did early feminists focus on in their research?

• Language

• Education

• Politics

• Economics

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who introduced the concept of genderlect in 1973?

• Deborah Tannen

• Robin Lakoff

• Jenny Coates

• Jane Pilkington

What did Lakoff suggest about women's use of language?

• It focused on technical vocabulary

• It was more assertive than men's

• It deviated from the normative male language

• It was identical to men's

According to Lakoff, how do women's language tendencies differ from men's?

• Narrower vocabulary

• More direct and less polite

• More polite and less direct

• Use of less correct grammar

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Lakoff believe about the language of men and women?

• Women's language was seen as inferior

• It was largely the same

• Men used more polite forms

• Men used more hedges

What year did Deborah Tannen publish her book on men and women in conversation?

• 2010

• 2000

• 1990

• 1980

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What aspect of language did Deborah Tannen's book focus on?

• Vocabulary size

• Use of slang

• Grammar differences

• Miscommunications

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9