Women's Language Analysis
Introduction
Language is a complex communication system that formed by development, acquisition and maintenance. At the same time, it is shaped as social reality as well as reflects its underlying dimensions. “Women’s language” (Lakoff, 1973) – the configuration identifies of American speech patterns – highlighted that the latter function, but bore implications for speakers altering their social realities by altering the use of their language. Lakoff (1975) stated that women’s speech and the use of language reflects their subordinated position status. And all these language features where unified by their functions which are expressing insecurity and lack of confidence by women.
In order to further explore the “Women’s language”, Lakoff (1975) mentioned that there are ten features found in Women’s Language which are Hedges; Polite forms; Tag questions; Rising intonation on declaratives; Empty adjectives words; Hypercorrect grammar and pronunciation; Precise on color terms; Intensifiers wordings; Avoidance of strong swear words; and Speaking in italics. Also, Lakoff (1975) believed that some of the linguistic features may be used for hedging or reducing the force of an utterance, while some of the linguistic features may be used for boosting or intensifying the proposition’s force. …show more content…
In between the conversations, rhetorical questions were found that it was commonly used by women which is going to draw the attention from the other’s conversational involved, they engaged the other’s conversational contribution, as well as the use of language that associate with the skill of collaborative approach (Barnes, 1971). On the other hand, women use rhetorical questions which are in order to confirm their shared point of view, and try to elicit responses from addressee. Therefore, women will use questions more frequently than men (Fitzpatrick, Mulac & Dindia,
Language is a complex communication system that formed by development, acquisition and maintenance. At the same time, it is shaped as social reality as well as reflects its underlying dimensions. “Women’s language” (Lakoff, 1973) – the configuration identifies of American speech patterns – highlighted that the latter function, but bore implications for speakers altering their social realities by altering the use of their language. Lakoff (1975) stated that women’s speech and the use of language reflects their subordinated position status. And all these language features where unified by their functions which are expressing insecurity and lack of confidence by women.
In order to further explore the “Women’s language”, Lakoff (1975) mentioned that there are ten features found in Women’s Language which are Hedges; Polite forms; Tag questions; Rising intonation on declaratives; Empty adjectives words; Hypercorrect grammar and pronunciation; Precise on color terms; Intensifiers wordings; Avoidance of strong swear words; and Speaking in italics. Also, Lakoff (1975) believed that some of the linguistic features may be used for hedging or reducing the force of an utterance, while some of the linguistic features may be used for boosting or intensifying the proposition’s force. …show more content…
In between the conversations, rhetorical questions were found that it was commonly used by women which is going to draw the attention from the other’s conversational involved, they engaged the other’s conversational contribution, as well as the use of language that associate with the skill of collaborative approach (Barnes, 1971). On the other hand, women use rhetorical questions which are in order to confirm their shared point of view, and try to elicit responses from addressee. Therefore, women will use questions more frequently than men (Fitzpatrick, Mulac & Dindia,