Naslov
Language and Gender: Politeness Strategies in Verbal Interaction

Autori
Stojan, Nataša ; Mijić Novak, Sonja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
MIC- Vis, 2022, Book of Abstracts / - , 2022, 108-108

ISBN
978-953-8404-11-5

Skup
Mediterranean Islands Conference MIC - Vis, 2022

Mjesto i datum
Vis, Hrvatska, 14.09.2022. - 17.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
language, gender, politeness strategies, hedges, boosters, compliments, apologies, American sitcom

Sažetak
Numerous researchers have been inspired to conduct linguistic analysis on gender-based differences. It is a dynamic field of research with analysis from different aspects and different methodologies. The questions to what extent a typical woman’s language and a typical man’s language are different and what are the most striking differences between them are the basis of most gender related linguistic studies. This paper investigates gender related differences in the use of language by characters of the American sitcom The Office, which describes everyday work lives of office employees aired from 2005 to 2013. The aim is to analyse the use of linguistic features such as hedges, boosters, tag questions, compliments and apologies as politeness strategies introduced by Janet Holmes (1995). The emphasis is on verbal politeness strategies in women's and men's speech and possible reasons for gender differences in this area. According to Holmes (1995), females are at an advantage in terms of verbal skills. but women and men use language differently and this is where differences in politeness can be observed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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