Variation Based on Gender or Ethnicity Flashcards
1
Q
Types of gender
A
natural gender, grammatical gender, social gender
2
Q
Natural gender
A
When language marks the real-life sex/gender of people and animals
3
Q
Grammatical gender
A
When language marks inanimate objects or non-gendered things with a gender
4
Q
Social gender
A
A distinction between the social roles of men and women
5
Q
Linguistic varieties based on gender
A
Phonological differences or different words based on gender
6
Q
Received pronunciation
A
RP- how someone hears/says something
7
Q
Women typically are pressured to speak
A
more correctly/follow the more general speak
