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| Females | 1 |
| Language Patterns | 1 |
| Language Usage | 1 |
| Lexicology | 1 |
| Sex (Characteristics) | 1 |
| Sex Differences | 1 |
| Speech | 1 |
| Speech Habits | 1 |
| Vocabulary | 1 |
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| Language in Society | 1 |
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| Crosby, Faye | 1 |
| Nyquist, Linda | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCrosby, Faye; Nyquist, Linda – Language in Society, 1977
The data support Lakoff's hypotheses that the female register is used more by women than by men, although they do not necessarily justify her further assertion that women's speech reflects, or is caused by, the low status of women in our society. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: Females, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Lexicology
