Diversity Theorists: Eckert Flashcards
What was Eckert’s criticism about gender in relation to the term they mix it up with?
Linguists often use the term “gender” but mix it up with the term “sex”
Define ‘Gender’
Gender is related to how people present themselves to the world
Define ‘Sex’ according to Eckert
Sex is related to the chromosomes someone has
What aspect of language use can be related to biological sex?
Voice pitch differences
What is the negative impact of sociolinguists categorising subjects by sex rather than gender?
They cannot properly discuss gender-related language variations
What did Eckerts second Criticism say? What does this mean?
Linguists only see gender as an isolated factor influencing language change
Name 2 other factors other than gender in Isolation which could affect someone’s language use (Parts of CAGE)
Class, Age
