"Genderlects" Refers to Linguistic Gender Differences in the United States,where

question 5

Multiple Choice

"Genderlects" refers to linguistic gender differences in the United States,where:

• A) women's speech tends to be cooperative in character.
• B) women engage in "report-talk," while men engage in "rapport-talk."
• C) women emphasize establishing a place in the competitive social hierarchy.
• D) men tend to engage more often than women do in "active listening."
• E) women tend to use more qualifiers than men in their speech, making it difficult to converse.

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