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Where is the gender in gendered language?

R Thomson1, T Murachver, J Green

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Psychological Science
|May 9, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Men and women adapt their language to match gender-preferential communication styles in emails. Linguistic style, not participant gender, significantly influences conversational accommodation in online interactions.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Gendered language influences social interactions and perceptions.
  • Understanding accommodation to linguistic styles is crucial for communication research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how individuals accommodate to gender-preferential language in email communication.
  • To determine whether a participant's gender or the interlocutor's linguistic style predicts language accommodation.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted where participants communicated with "netpals" (experimenters).
  • Experiment 1 manipulated the gender-preferential language of netpals.
  • Experiment 2 independently manipulated netpal gender labels and language styles.

Main Results:

  • Participants' language use in email replies mirrored the gender-preferential style of their netpals.
  • Linguistic style of the netpal, irrespective of the participant's gender, was the primary predictor of accommodation.
  • Results were consistent across both experimental designs.

Conclusions:

  • Social interaction and linguistic style are key drivers of gendered language construction.
  • Individuals actively adapt their communication to match their conversational partners' gendered linguistic cues.
  • This highlights the dynamic and context-dependent nature of gendered behavior in digital communication.

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