Male/Female Language – Is this an ESL Concern?

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dc.contributor.advisorKellerman, Eric
dc.contributor.advisorBley-Vroman, Robert
dc.contributor.authorGoedjen, Devon
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa. Department of English as a Second Language.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-15T00:47:24Z
dc.date.available2015-12-15T00:47:24Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractSix areas of folk linguistic beliefs about male/female language - verbosity, politeness, expertness, swearing, prestige, and lexicon - were selected for this study. People have retained the same folk linguistic beliefs in these six areas for centuries; data from a 200-subject questionnaire and eight interviews are presented to answer the following questions: (1) Do American adults in the 1990's hold these same six folk linguistic beliefs about male/femde language? (2) Do variables of gender, age, or geographic location affect these beliefs? (3) Does the speech of American adults reflect these believed male/female differences? (4) Are there any implications for the ESL classroom? Subjects included equal numbers of males and females and young adults and senior citizens from the states of Washington and Hawaii. Results indicate that high percentages of Americans do hold these same folk linguistic beliefs; that gender, age, and geographic location do not influence these beliefs (according to chi-square tests), with two exceptions; and that "masculine"/"feminine" features reflecting these beliefs can be found in adult speech. The main purpose of this paper is to raise the consciousness of ESL teachers and administrators about the importance of the sex variable in language teaching and learning and to suggest applications for the ESL classroom.
dc.format.digitaloriginreformatted digital
dc.format.extent38 pages
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/38576
dc.languageeng
dc.relation.ispartofOccasional Paper #26
dc.subjectenglish language in usa
dc.subjectgender roles
dc.subjectfolk and language
dc.subjecteducation language
dc.subject.fastEnglish language
dc.subject.fastSex role
dc.subject.fastLanguage and education
dc.titleMale/Female Language – Is this an ESL Concern?
dc.typeOccasional Paper
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