Working in pairs/small groups, you will investigate studies on language and gender OR concepts that are referenced by these studies ("Politeness", "Grice's Maxims").
You will summarise, in simple terms, how the studies were conducted and what conclusions they reached. You will explain new linguistic terminology ("hedging", "tag question") and provide examples. You will post your findings on this blog, and you will notice how I used the second-person personal pronoun and future simple tense to convey authority/dominance, thereby terrifying you into compliance. You should also read your classmates' posts and determine if any theorists have ideas that conflict with the linguist you researched. Comment, discuss, and showcase the brilliance of the English students at Gateway College.
What you will not do is cut and paste, or write anything that you yourself do not fully understand. This is an exercise in learning and teaching each other, not regurgitation of information. The theories we will be investigating are:
1. Robin Lakoff (1975) "‘Language and women’s place"
2. Jenny Cheshire (1982) "Reading Study"
3. Pamela Fishman (1983)
4. Deborah Tannen (1990)
5. Jennifer Coates (1989)
6. Jane Pilkington (1992)
7. Deborah Cameron (2008)
8. Janet Hyde (2005)
9. William O'Barr and Bowman Atkins "Powerless Language"
10. Grice's Maxims
11. Brown and Levinson "Politeness"
You will summarise, in simple terms, how the studies were conducted and what conclusions they reached. You will explain new linguistic terminology ("hedging", "tag question") and provide examples. You will post your findings on this blog, and you will notice how I used the second-person personal pronoun and future simple tense to convey authority/dominance, thereby terrifying you into compliance. You should also read your classmates' posts and determine if any theorists have ideas that conflict with the linguist you researched. Comment, discuss, and showcase the brilliance of the English students at Gateway College.
What you will not do is cut and paste, or write anything that you yourself do not fully understand. This is an exercise in learning and teaching each other, not regurgitation of information. The theories we will be investigating are:
1. Robin Lakoff (1975) "‘Language and women’s place"
2. Jenny Cheshire (1982) "Reading Study"
3. Pamela Fishman (1983)
4. Deborah Tannen (1990)
5. Jennifer Coates (1989)
6. Jane Pilkington (1992)
7. Deborah Cameron (2008)
8. Janet Hyde (2005)
9. William O'Barr and Bowman Atkins "Powerless Language"
10. Grice's Maxims
11. Brown and Levinson "Politeness"
