Gender Specific Features of Language : Their Representation in a Popular TV Show
The aim of this study was to find out how features that have been found to be typical of women’s language, such as hedges, tag questions and a high level of talkativeness etc., are represented in a popular TV series. Five cross-sex conversations from one episode of the sitcom The New Adventures of O...
Main Author: | Boström Eriksson, Linda |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Mittuniversitetet
2008
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-8557 |
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