Unmasking the gossipy chat: Co-operativeness in all-female conversations

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Dept of English and Applied Linguistics

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

Seventh National Social Science Congress

First Page

16

Publication Date

5-2013

Abstract

Many linguists have embarked on looking into gender as a research variable because men and women have their unique way of using language especially when in single-sex groups. However, a gendered conversational style may be contextualized by looking into the task, topic, and other discourse variables. Over time, women-interaction has crafted a positive definition for gossip-the talk among women in their common role as women. This paper analyzes topic development and turn-taking patterns in all-female conversations across age groups. In addition, it examines how these features contribute to female cooperation in gossip.

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Disciplines

Communication

Keywords

Women—Communication; Conversation analysis; Gossip

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