LIN 1340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Vocal Folds, Fundamental Frequency, Language Change
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Sex & gender: one & the same thing? third sexes: Some superficial differences between men & women"s language anatomical distinctions. criteria, like your chromosomal makeup (xx = female & xy = male) All though we think of sex and gender as being relatively binary, some societies recognize. The terms sex and gender are often used interchangeably in everyday conversation. However, there are very important distinctions between the two: cultural contrast which refers to the cultural traits and behaviours that are deemed appropriate for women and men in a particular society. Therefore, it varies to some extent across ethnicity, social class, and different time periods. Sex is conventionally defined as a biological category which is based on scientific. Gender, on the other hand, is the sociocultural elaboration of this difference and a. The berdaches found in native american tribes. Some superficial differences between men and women(cid:495)s use of language reside in.
