Differences and Similarities in Men's and Women's Directives in Carioca Brazilian Portuguese.

Koike, Dale A.

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ERIC Number: EJ336071

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Publication Date: 1986

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Differences and Similarities in Men's and Women's Directives in Carioca Brazilian Portuguese.

Koike, Dale A.

Hispania, v69 n2 p387-94 May 1986

Reports a study of the correlation of linguistic variation with the variables of gender and context specificity in Brazilian Portuguese. The study focused on differences found in the expression of a particular directive by adult middle-class male and female speakers of the Carioca dialect of Rio de Janeiro. (SED)

Descriptors: Assertiveness, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Competence, Language Styles, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sociolinguistics, Speech Acts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil

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