LING 320 Lecture 21: ling320_03.28.17
24 Apr 2017
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Rapid anonymous work dif cult to gather and keep unbiased with gender questions. Idea that men have less self-con dence in linguistic abilities. Women traditionally trusted with keeping up appearances . Keeping up image of household, children etc. Maintaining standards of correct language is as much a part of a woman"s function in this system as maintenance of other social standards. Greater use of innovative forms: require social meaning as markers of local identity. Demonstrate membership by using social forms, women may use this to make social bonds. Clear relationship between language usage and female vs male employment. More jobs associated with women are centralized around language use. Shows in 1950s and 60s made to appeal to the whole family. Now there is an extreme division of entertainment targeted for men and women separately. Two types of movies/categories emphasize different values. Amount of dialogue, character development, action etc. Female based movies often heavily feature dialogue and social relationships (e. g. soaps)
