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Peer reviewedBradac, James J.; And Others – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1995
Examines the lexical and syntactic choices made by men and women in 29 separate hour-long interactions within 29 groups, each consisting of 2 men and 2 women. Data analysis reveals that, although women use intensifiers more than men and men use more hedges, their overall language use does not reflect any difference in social power. (42 references)…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Data Analysis, Discourse Analysis
