Flashcards
Language and Gender
Cards in this deck (7)
- 1What is a tag question?Questions added to the end of statements
'That's right, isn't it? - 2A tag question can turn one type of sentence mood into another - what are the sentence moods?Turns a declarative into an interrogative
e.g.. it's cold = it's cold isn't it - 3What might be the function of a tag question?A sign of uncertainty
To help maintain discussion - 4What is an intensifier in languageAdjectives that add emphasis to a statement
'so amazing', 'really colourful' - 5The dominance approach (Zimmerman and West 1975) What do you think this means in terms of lang. & gender?Focuses on the ways men are seen as controlling and dominating mixed-sex interactions
- 6What is a modal auxiliary verbVerbs which express an element of doubt or possibility:
can, will, shall, may, must,
could, would, should, might - 7—