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Language and sexLanguage and sex

Social StratificationEthnic – group differentiation

The two main types of social differentiation

The speech of men and women differs

Examples:Examples:

- American English- American English

Women’s vowels are more peripheral than men’sWomen’s vowels are more peripheral than men’s

- West Indies- West Indies

*Men have a great many expressions peculiar to *Men have a great many expressions peculiar to themthem

*Women have words and phrases which the men *Women have words and phrases which the men never usenever use

The “ Invasion “ theory

1.1.Reported differences amongst Reported differences amongst the carib Indians resemble to a the carib Indians resemble to a considerable extent those found considerable extent those found elsewhere in other American elsewhere in other American Indians LanguagesIndians Languages

2. The linguist Otto Jespersen suggest 2. The linguist Otto Jespersen suggest that sex differentiation, in some cases, that sex differentiation, in some cases, may be the result of the phenomenon of may be the result of the phenomenon of tabootaboo

Taboo have:

A powerful influence on the growth of separate sex vocabularies generally

Taboo is not particularly good explanation of sex dialects:

It is not really clear how differences of the above type could become generalized to the whole community

It is in many other cases it is quite clear that we are not dealing with taboo

Sociological Studies

Woman in our society are more status – conscious than man

Feminism movement (Spender in sex and language) The movement that reduce sexual discrimination

and sex-role stereotype The changes of structure and vocabulary of the

language Example:

Chairman refers to both sexes because the woman liberation movement it is changed into chairwoman. Or chair person for non discriminatory terms

Language and sex differenced by: Men and women are socially different in

that society lays down different social roles

Ethnic group (different behavior man and woman)

Geographical

ConclusionConclusion

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Group Members

Hasbi SJAMSIR (LECTURER)Mursidah, S.PdZainatul Fitriyah, S.Pd.IPranesty T L, S.PdTatin Suherlina, S.PdIndriani Ika Mayasuffa, S.PdDra. Rarik KristianiHerni Susilawati, S.Pd