Language and gender
Using any language involves many things; it could mean the words we select, the manner in which we produced it, the topics that are chosen, the way in which grammar is being used, the things that are worth saying and the way we arrange the events in the stories we tell.
And if your answer is NO, what do you think this reflects in your opinion?
It is only natural that men and women would speak the same language if they happen to live in the same society; however, studies have shown that the manner in which each gender uses this language is different from the other. For example, it seems that there is not much overlapping in the conversation between men; in addition, men seem to prefer to discuss sports over discussing personal matters.for example, they would prefer discussing the latest basketball game than a visit to the family doctor. As for women it seems that they prefer to use rising intonations, for example if a woman wants to declare her opinion about someone she would say in a rising intonation (She is such a bore!!!). In addition, women seem to prefer using highly polite forms of speech, for example, (I’d really appreciate it if you would give me notes to copy from)
But what is the reason for these differences? Well it must be due to several things, the tow factors that would come to mind are educational and genetic factors. However, the different manner in which they use language obviously differs from one culture to another. For example, the Western cultures and Eastern cultures do have these differences discussed above, but the differences are not identical and the ratios and frequencies of their occurrence must be different.
I would like to conclude by saying that each person whether man or woman is unique, therefore, the differences mentioned here are not strictly applied for every man and every woman, but are discussed in a general manner. In addition, I would like to read your comments about what you think of these differences and the examples you can give.
