- Differences between female and male speech but neither is better - Men and women use speech for different purposes (men compete, women cooperate)
DIVERSITY MODEL
- Gender is one of the many factors that may influence people's use of language - There may be more differences between two women's speech than a man's and a woman's
DEFICIT MODEL
- Men's speech is the standard that all language is measured by - Women's speech falls short and is weak
DOMINANCE MODEL
- Men have traditionally had more power in society and women have been used to being subservient - This has causes language differences between the genders