1Who is the main linguist and when? (difference approach)
Deborah Tannen 1990
2Name Tannen's book
You Just Don't Understand
3What were Tannen's 6 key differences?
*S*tatus vs *s*upport
*I*ndependence vs *i*ntimay
*C*onflict vs *c*ompromise
Advice vs understanding
Info vs feelings
Orders vs proposals
4Define *troubles talk*
Women talk about troubles to increase closeness
Men hear troubles as a request for a solution
54 criticisms of Difference approach
- Encourages differences (Victoria Bergvall)
- Job discrimination (Deborah Cameron)
- Leads to stereotypes
- Issues with sexual consent (Kitzinger and Frith)
6Define *meta-messages*
What we mean but don't explicitly articulate
7Outline the 2 types of speakers (Tannen)
High involvement = leading and back channeling (men)
High considerateness = speak more slowly and avoid interruptions/overlap (women)
8Outline the 2 types of talk (Tannen)
Report talk - direct reporting on something (men)
Rapport talk - creates and sustains relationships (women)
9Deborah Jones method
Used introspection
Focused on her own language and language of her speech community
Outlined 4 categories of women's language
10Minor linguist (difference approach) and when
Deborah Jones 1990
11What were the 4 categories of women's language (Jones)?
House talk (exchange of info / resources about woman's role)
Scandal (judging others, especially women, in terms of domestics)
Bitching (over anger about woman's inferior status for general support not solution)
Chatting (intimate gossip which involves self disclosure)