Language and Gender

Language and Gender

<p> LANGUAGE AND GENDER REVISION QUESTIONS</p><p>1. What evidence is there to suggest that women and men use language differently? What reasons can you find for this?</p><p>2. “The English language is full of harmful gender stereotypes.” Do you agree?</p><p>3. ‘It doesn’t really matter that we say “He or she” or “Mankind” . It’s a fuss about nothing. ‘ Imagine someone has written this comment in a letter to a newspaper. How would you respond?</p><p>4. A personnel officer at a local company is keen to remove any stereotypes from their documentation. Write a letter giving advice on this task.</p><p>5. “Most of the stereotypes about the way women and men use language are actually based on truth”. Do you agree?</p><p>6. “It’s not just that men and women use language in different ways: they actually see it as serving different functions”. Discuss.</p><p>7. How do many and women use language differently according to the gender of the people they re with? What explanations can you find for this?</p><p>8. “Many of the features of women’s language are what we would expect from other less prestigious forms”. How far do you agree with this statement? </p><p>9. How far does the history of language support the theory that much of language’s inbuilt sexism was deliberate?</p><p>10. How far does your own experience support or contradict theories about language and gender?</p><p>GB: Think different 18/1/18</p>

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