Language Variation In Relation To Gender As A Social Factor
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Language Variation In Relation To Gender As A Social Factor
ABSTRACTS
This study is intended to investigate language variation in connection to gender as a social component; the focus of this research is a sociolinguistic examination of gender and language use. The research, using data from many languages, has proven beyond a doubt the existence of gender variance in language use.
Chapter one
Introduction and General Background
1.0 Introduction
Language is a fully human and non-instinctive manner of transmitting ideas, feelings, and wants through a system of symbols created voluntarily (Sapir, 1921:8).
According to David Crystal (1989:252), language is defined as a human-made vocal noise or a visual representation of this noise in writing that is used routinely and traditionally by a community for communication.
In general, language is a fundamental tool of socio-cultural communication; it focusses on the human ability to use and acquire complex communication systems (Bloomfield 1914).
Language and gender is a subfield of sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and allied sciences that studies speech variants associated with specific genders and social norms. “Genderlect” refers to a type of speech or sociolect linked with a specific gender.
Language and gender focusses on two main issues: gender representations in language and men and women’s conversational features. Cross-linguistic examinations have revealed a number of key areas of grammar and vocabulary where gender is displayed or indicated in various ways.
Other studies have identified symmetric male-female differences in many languages, ranging from differences in vocabulary, differences in linguistic forms such as phonology, morphology, and syntax, to differences in communication styles, politeness, and directness in language.
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