TY - JOUR
T1 - Selected linguistic sex differences during initial social interactions of same-sex and mixed-sex student dyads
AU - Martin, Judith N.
AU - Craig, Robert T.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - Effects of sex of speaker and sex of dyad partner on selected linguistic variables were examined in fourminute segments of twenty conversations between previously unacquainted college students. Five male dyads, five female dyads, and ten mixed dyads were studied. Three significant interaction effects were found between sex of speaker and sex of partner or dyad compositions. Males and females produced about the same number of qualifying words (e.g., maybe, sort of") when talking to males, but males produced fewer and females produced more qualifying words when talking to females. Both males and females produced more false starts (a kind of nonfluency) when speaking to someone of their own sex than when speaking to someone of the opposite sex. Inequality between dyad members in number of words spoken was greater in female dyads than in male or mixed dyads. The results may suggest a more relaxed pattern of talk within samesex dyads, especially among women.
AB - Effects of sex of speaker and sex of dyad partner on selected linguistic variables were examined in fourminute segments of twenty conversations between previously unacquainted college students. Five male dyads, five female dyads, and ten mixed dyads were studied. Three significant interaction effects were found between sex of speaker and sex of partner or dyad compositions. Males and females produced about the same number of qualifying words (e.g., maybe, sort of") when talking to males, but males produced fewer and females produced more qualifying words when talking to females. Both males and females produced more false starts (a kind of nonfluency) when speaking to someone of their own sex than when speaking to someone of the opposite sex. Inequality between dyad members in number of words spoken was greater in female dyads than in male or mixed dyads. The results may suggest a more relaxed pattern of talk within samesex dyads, especially among women.
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U2 - 10.1080/10570318309374102
DO - 10.1080/10570318309374102
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84952528027
SN - 0193-6700
VL - 47
SP - 16
EP - 28
JO - Western Journal of Speech Communication
JF - Western Journal of Speech Communication
IS - 1
ER -