Lakoff

• Lakoff said that girls used language which would make then appear as the "weaker sex".
• Lakoff said that women spoke less frequently than men and would give minimal responses like "mmm" or "yes" to show they are paying attention.
• Lakoff also said that women would speak in a "woman's register" with characteristics like:

  • Hedging
  • Rising intonation
  • "Empty" adjectives like charming and divine
  • Extra polite forms like indirect requests and euphemisms
  • Tag questions
• Lakoff theory is criticised because of the lack of research and data as well as feminist bias towards women.