Language And Gender

Question 1

What did Coates establish and in what year?

Answer 1

The issue of topic management and topic shifts

Question 2

In Coates theory what 3 things were established?

Answer 2

1) Men will often reject a topic of conversation introduced by women but women will accept those of men
2) Men discuss ‘male’ topics (e.g. sport, business and politics)
3) Women are more likely to initiate a conversation than men, but less likely to make the conversation succeed

Question 3

What did Fishman establish and in what year?

Answer 3

Argues in interaction: The Work Women Do that conversation between the sexes sometimes fails, not because of anything inherent in the way women talk, but because of how men respond or don’t respond- 1983

Question 4

What nickname was Fishmans theory given?

Answer 4

Conversational Shitwork (1977)

Question 5

What did Fishman question and in what year?

Answer 5

She questioned Lakoffs theories in 1990

Question 6

What did Lakoff suggest in relation to Fishman?

Answer 6

Asking questions shows women’s insecurity and hesitancy