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Read the articles about language and gender at the two links below. Write a 300-500 word summary and response to these articles. You

can use the questions below to guide your response. Please be prepared to talk about the articles on Wednesday, April 1.

https://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/prejudice/women/

1. What myth is being discussed in this essay? Where does this myth come from?

2. What evidence is used to respond to this myth?

3. What factors play a role in the way that men and women talk?

4. How does the author finally answer the question - "do women talk more than men?"

5. If you wanted to study this question, how could you study it?

 

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=13422

Kieran Snyder "Men Interrupt More Than Women"

 

1. What is her research question? How does she break this question down?

2. What setting did she choose to conduct his observations? What factors led to her choosing this setting?

3. What were the results she found for each of his four questions?

4. What are some of the different ways she presents his results?

5. If you wanted to study this question, how might you study it?