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Difference between Indirect and Direct Speech between both Males and Females

One of the debates which is of long standing within the study of linguistics is concerned with whether women speak in a language and perceive situations in a manner significantly different from that of men . Many theorists both feminists and anti-feminists have attempted to prove that women do indeed speak in a different way from men and that there is such a thing as the women language . The debate attempts to place in

context matters such as sex differences in linguistic behavior at the level of phonology and to a lesser extent grammar . The concepts upon which the debate has been built however reflect , to a greater or lesser extent , the influence of feminism over the past two decades Feminism has fore grounded issues of gender differences and male domination in society it has prompted a concern with putting women `on the map ' and a critical reappraisal of feminist and non-feminist research . The discussions on gender linguistics therefore focus on the feminist projects of `redressing the balance , as manifested in the academic field of languages

Phonology

Cognitive research on gender differences has drawn interest from linguistic experts and language scholars . Holmes and Meyeroff (2003 br

.144 , the research more often than not directs itself to the hypothesis that women posses much better verbal skills than men . Most of the studies have drawn the conclusion that there are in fact differences based on...