2). Do you agree that men and women use language differently? In what areas?
Yes, I do agree that men and women use language differently. However, they sometimes seem like a secret language that only the same sex would understand. There are also times when men and women express their opinions differently which would also, in my opinion, be along the same lines as using language differently. For example, women tend to express their opinion in an outspoken language. They are more vocal and use different forms of language in order to emphasize or give more enthusiasm into what they are saying. However men tend to the opposite. They are more subtle with languages. When speaking, they are clear and to the point as oppose to women who go round and round in circles in order to make one point clear. Trenholm states, “In every spoken language, sounds are combined into meaningful sequences called words” (80). Women and men combine different words in order to get messages across—which is how I see they use language differently.
Hi Goober,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that men and women use language differently. As a woman I do express my opinion in an outspoken manner and I emphasize to make sure the communication is understood by the male perspective. As I can see from the reading the emphasizing isn’t interpreted by the male as such and the message I was trying to send it taken as interrogation instead of communication. I also see this happening with my son when I try to talk to him about life issues. His favorite saying right now is “I know”. I have to say that I find it hard sometimes in my house dominated by males and me being the only female. The communication process with language is definitely different between genders but I do however see that my nonverbal communication with my husband and son is understood quite well. A look can make them stop in their tracks and understand that what they are doing is unsuitable for the situation we are in. This might be because my nonverbal communication is clear and to the point.
I totally agree with what you are saying, and it is seen in everyday life. For example at store meetings the females managers way of bringing their issues to the table compared to the males is completely different. The way they relate the message and stuff. For the male side of understanding the messages the nonverbal cues are a lot easier to understand and decode because I believe they are more universal.
ReplyDeleteI think that men and women do use language differently to a certain extent. I agree with you when you say that men and women express their feelings differently. But sometimes I am too vocal when it comes to my feelings and I have to say I give it to my boyfriend. He actually liked it and he did the same for me. It just depends on personality and the person sometimes. So I agree and disagree to a certain extent. But sometimes my boyfriend didn’t say anything when we would fight and that would really make me mad. Loll
ReplyDeleteGood post!