GENDER SIGNIFICANCE IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION

Abstract

The present article is devoted to the study of the notion “gender” in modern linguistics. At first, the definitions of the term “gender” are analysed. Then, the criteria which explain the existence of gender differences in men’s and women’s speech are dealt with. The approaches applied by linguists to carry out investigations in the sphere of gender are described as well. The peculiarities of men’s and women’s speech are singled out. Finally, the significance of social cultural background is discovered as its study allows to determine peculiarities of male and female linguistic behaviour.

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Є. В. Корнєлаєва

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Є. В. Корнєлаєва (2018). GENDER SIGNIFICANCE IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION. Закарпатські філологічні студії, 6(), 54-59. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-562534