Gender and Language similarities and differences in mixed sex conversations and same sex conversations in the American TV series Modern Family
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The study aimed to analyze females and males in mixed-sex conversations and same-sex conversations using cooperative speech, competitive speech, interruptions, and similarities and differences in their communication styles in the Tv series modern family. Men and women are said to use different speech styles regarding cooperative, competitive, and interruptions. I used three conversations taken from Season 1 Episode 24, Family Portrait, for mixed-sex conversations in my analysis. I also used three same-sex discussions taken from Season 3, Episode 5, Hit and Run, and Season 1, Episode 11, Up all night. The result shows similarities in both same-sex and mixed-sex conversations regarding women’s use of cooperative speech styles and men’s use of competitive speech styles and interruptions. However, my study found differences regarding women in mixed-sex and Same-sex conversations when it comes to interruptions. Women interrupt in mixed-sex discussions and not in same-sex discussions. Therefore, my analysis of the series modern family is in line with previous research on gender and language.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 22
Keywords [en]
Gender difference, language difference, men’s speech styles, women’s speech styles, same-sex conversations, mixed-sex conversations, cooperative, competitive, and Interruptions
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-16924Local ID: EON200OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-16924DiVA, id: diva2:1582902
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English
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2021-08-232021-08-042021-08-23Bibliographically approved