The Genderlect Theory of Deborah Tannen

This is a review of Genderlect theory (the Deborah Tannen articles).   For additional resources, searching "genderlect" on youtube will yield many more demonstrations.

Part 1 of Dr. Ben Myers' lecture (10 minutes)

Part 2 of Dr. Ben Myers' Lecture (10 minutes)

Demonstration:

Women's language and men's language

On the website of the University of Pennsylvania is the transcript of a very interesting lecture about the differences between male and female speech in different languages, including a discussion about popular culture theories such as found in the Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus series.  Of particular note is a detailed discussion on the biological factors in the brain and larynx that may affect the way we speak.  It can be found here.

Example FOA on Language and Gender

 

In addition, a discussion/analysis of what is going on here, relating it to what has been studied, is required.

Gender differences in conversation

Language and Gender intro

Prezi introducing Language and Gender

Introduction to The Stone Gods

Dystopian Fiction Prezi

Jeanette Winterson on a thing called art:

Interview with Jeanet Winterson: