Mel Giedroyc's Hypothesis
Hypothesis 3: Mel Giedroyc will use tag questions, empty adjectives and politeness strategies in order to appear more welcoming on her radio show
I hypothesised that on her radio show, Mel Giedroyc would use much more stereotypical ‘women language’ than her male host Bush as well as Nick Grimshaw. This is supported by Robin Lakoff’s gender deficient model which proposes that women speak in such a way that benefits men and makes them look good. She also developed the ‘politeness principle’ in which she suggested three maxims; Don’t impose, give the receiver options, and make the receiver feel good. She stated that ‘these are paramount in good interaction’. To test my theory I had to order each utterance into the 10 different types of gender
I hypothesised that on her radio show, Mel Giedroyc would use much more stereotypical ‘women language’ than her male host Bush as well as Nick Grimshaw. This is supported by Robin Lakoff’s gender deficient model which proposes that women speak in such a way that benefits men and makes them look good. She also developed the ‘politeness principle’ in which she suggested three maxims; Don’t impose, give the receiver options, and make the receiver feel good. She stated that ‘these are paramount in good interaction’. To test my theory I had to order each utterance into the 10 different types of gender