Sex Differences in Syntax and Usage in Oral and Written Language.

Price, Gayle B.; Graves, Richard L.

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Sex Differences in Syntax and Usage in Oral and Written Language.

Price, Gayle B.; Graves, Richard L.

Research in the Teaching of English, v14 n2 p147-53 May 1980

A study of the language usage of 80 middle school students revealed no significant difference between the sexes on any measure of syntactic maturity; however, boys deviated from standard usage somewhat more frequently than did girls, and boys produced more words in oral language while girls produced more words in written language. (ET)

Descriptors: Females, Language Fluency, Language Research, Language Skills, Language Usage, Males, Oral Language, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Standard Spoken Usage, Syntax, Writing (Composition)

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