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Do women and men use language differently in spoken face-to-face interaction? A scoping review
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Abstract Although the question of whether women and men speak differently is a topic of hot debate, an overview of the extent towhich empirical studies provide robust support for a relationship between sex/gender and language is lacking. Therefore, the aim of the current scoping review is to synthesize recen... view more
Although the question of whether women and men speak differently is a topic of hot debate, an overview of the extent towhich empirical studies provide robust support for a relationship between sex/gender and language is lacking. Therefore, the aim of the current scoping review is to synthesize recent studies from various theoretical perspectives on the relationship between sex/gender and language use in spoken face-to-face dyadic interactions. Fifteen empirical studies were systematically selected for review, and were discussed according to four different theoretical perspectives and associated methodologies. More than thirty relevant linguistic variables were identified (e.g., interruptions and intensifiers). Overall, few robust differences between women and men in the use of linguistic variables were observed across contexts, although women seem to be more engaged in supportive turn-taking than men. Importantly, gender identity salience, institutionalized roles, and social and contextual factors such as interactional setting or conversational goal seem to play a key role in the relationship between speaker’s sex/gender and language used in spoken interaction.... view less
Keywords
language usage; interpersonal communication; conversation; gender-specific factors; woman; man; gesture
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Free Keywords
Sex; gender; language use; discourse; face-to-face interaction
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 43-79
Journal
Review of Communication Research, 9 (2021)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12840/ISSN.2255-4165.026
ISSN
2255-4165
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed