A Sociolinguistic Study of Dominance in Male/Female Language in the Professions of Doctors and Farmers in Anbar Society | ||
| Anbar University Journal of Languages & Literature | ||
| Article 14, Volume 13, Issue 2, September 2021, Pages 304-318 PDF (1.02 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.37654/aujll.2021.171108 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Omar Abid Abood; Muslih Shwaysh Ahmed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present research is an attempt to investigate dominance in male/female language in the professions of doctors and farmers in Anbar society. Male/female language, as described by many sociolinguists, refers to the superiority of males and inferiority of females. The present research aims at knowing whether there is dominance in the professions of male (doctors and farmers) language over female (doctors and farmers) language in Anbar society, and showing the role of education in increasing or decreasing dominance in male/female language. It is hypothesized that there is dominance in the language of male doctors and male farmers as compared with female doctors and female farmers. It is also hypothesized that education plays a great role in maximizing or minimizing dominance in male and female language. The data selected for this study include mixed-methods of quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis. As for quantitative analysis, it is based on two questionnaires: one for males and the other for females. The sample of the present study consists of 40 participants; 20 males and 20 females. Concerning qualitative analysis, it is based on a retrospective interview of 8 questions to be answered by : 2 males and 2 females. The model of analysis is based on Lakoff (1975) and Cameron (1998 and 2008). The findings arrived at validate the two hypotheses given. At the end of this research, the most important conclusions are mentioned. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| language and gender; dominance; male and female language | ||
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