Defecit Model

• Defecit model

  'Women's language' is inferior to 'men's language'.
• Defecit model


  Lakoff- women use 'hedges' more (eg sort of, kind of)
• Defecit model

  Lakoff- Women use direct quotes, men paraphrase more
• Defecit model

  Lakoff- Women use tag questions more (eg you're going to dinner, aren't you?)
• Defecit model

  Lakoff- Women have no sense of humour
• Defecit model

  Lakoff- Women are socialised into acting and speaking a certain way
• Feminism

  A lot of these discoveries were made during the 2nd wave of feminism.