Abstract
The dialect labeled "women's speech" has been categorized based on speech behaviors which suggest deference and verbal unassertiveness. Various behaviors including question tagging, empty adjectives, hyper-correct grammar, a tendency to listen rather than to talk and excessive apology are used to a greater extent by women than men.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Speech Communication
Volume
12
Issue
2
First Page
35
Last Page
42
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Parkinson, Michael G. and Atkinson Gorcyca, Diane
(1980)
"An Alternative Explanation of Women's Speech,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 12:
No.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol12/iss2/7
Copyright
©1980 Iowa Communication Association
