Women's language

Women's language

1. CHAPTER 7 TRIANA RAKANITA 120 130 50 55 RINA DEWI 120 130 50 56 Women’s Language

2. Less forcefully Swore much more Ask more questions More blunt and to-the-point Encourage other to speak Interrupt more Use more instance like you and we Challenge, dispute, and ignore more Do not protest as much as men when they are interrupted Try to control the topic discussed, and inclined to make categorical statement

3. FEATURES OF WOMEN’S LANGUAGE

4. Interaction Interrupting Behavior It has been found that men interrupt others more than women do and women got interrupted more than men . Therefore, interruption is something men do to women practically never do to men.

5. For example: Woman : How’s your paper coming? Man : Alright I guess. I haven’t done much in the past two weeks. Woman : Yeah. Know how that can Man : He y you got an extra cigarette ? Woman : Oh uh sure like my pa Man : How about a match? Woman : Here you go uh like my pa Man : Thanks Woman : Sure. I was gonna tell you my Man : Hey I’d really like to talk but I gotta run. See you . Woman : Yeah.

6. Conversational Feedback According to American studies, women do the more positive feedback to the conversational partner better than men do.

7. For example: Mary : I worked in that hotel for - ah eleven years and I found the patrons were really really you know good. Jill : Mm. Mary : You had the odd one or two ruffian’d come in and cause a fight but they were soon dealt with. Jill : Right. Really just takes one eh? To start trouble. Mary : Yeah, and it was mostly the younger ones. Jill : Mm. Mary : That would start you know. Jill : Yeah. Mary : The younger ones could not handle their booze. Jill : Mm.