THE ROLE OF HEDGES IN THE SPEECH OF WOMEN AND MEN

Authors

  • Nona HARUTYUNYAN Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/FLHE/2015.19.1.053

Keywords:

communication differences, different linguistic means, interruption, hedges, male and female sexes, men and women, gender

Abstract

Studies on gender and language show that men and women speak in different ways, that is, they prefer different linguistic means to express their thoughts. The aim of the paper is to explore the language differences between the representatives of the two sexes with special reference to the role of hedges in male and female speech.

Published

2022-03-10

Issue

Section

Linguistics