Speaking in italics: intonational emphasis equal to underlining words - so, very, quite.ĥ. Tag questions: "You're going to dinner, aren't you?"Ĥ.
(Super)polite forms: "Would you mind.," "I'd appreciate it if.," ".if you don't mind."ģ. Hedges: phrases like "sort of," "kind of," "It seems like," etc.Ģ. Much of what Lakoff proposed agreed with Jespersen's theories:ġ. In her 1975 article she published 10 basic assumptions about what she felt constituted a special women's language. Her book Language and Woman's Place (1975) and her article entitled "Woman's Language" have served as the basis for much research on the subject. Robin Lakoff was one of the first women to publish theories on the existence of women's language. Gender Styles in Computer Meditated Communication SECTION TWOĮstablished Theories on Gender Styles in CommunicationĪn excerpt from "Men and Women in Conversation: An Analysis of Gender Styles in Language"
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