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# Gender This document appears to be notes or a mind map about gender differences in communication. The following are the key points covered in the notes: **Covert** * "There is a danger of language becoming vague and insipid if we are to content ourselves with women's language" **Different Mod...

# Gender This document appears to be notes or a mind map about gender differences in communication. The following are the key points covered in the notes: **Covert** * "There is a danger of language becoming vague and insipid if we are to content ourselves with women's language" **Different Models** * **`Coates`** (1989): * Men and women speak differently * **`Tannen`** (1990): * Men and women are socialised differently * They use language differently * **`Difference model`**: * Men and women are different * No research based on Jesperson's theory * "Women speak a lesser version of English than men" * "A man's language is more desirable" * **`Deficit model`**: * Otto Jesperson (1922) * Lahoff (1975): * Non-empirical * Women speak lesser version of English than men **6 contrasts** * Independence vs. intimacy * Status vs. support * Information vs. feelings * Orders vs. proposals * Advice vs. understanding * Conflict vs. compromise **Other Observations** * The notes use various terms and concepts related to gender differences in communication, showing the different perspectives and theories. * The notes include dates (e.g., 1989, 1990), indicating when various research findings or theories were proposed.