Reading response

Reading: Kaplan, ch. 8 (“Women talk more than men”)
Please answer question 1, and either question 2 or 3. Keep your response to one
page.

1. (Everyone answer this). In section 8.2.2 (pp. 163–165), Kaplan describes two
   studies that investigate how women and men produce different sociolinguistic
   variants. Discuss how these studies relate to the statement by Labov (2001),
   that “[w]omen conform more closely than men to sociolinguistic norms that
   are overtly prescribed, but conform less than men when they are not.”
   (Pick one of the following two to answer):
2. A common theme throughout the chapter is that differences in linguistic behavior between women and men are “context-dependent”. Illustrate this point
   with three specific examples, from different parts of the chapter.
3. Do exercise (1) on p. 185 (“Interview two people. . . ”)

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