Recent Research on Gender and Language

question 28

Multiple Choice

Recent research on gender and language:

• A) confirmed that women use tag questions more than men
• B) * do not find that women use tag questions more than men
• C) found that women used tag questions more when they were the more powerful partner in the relationship
• D) found that either party used tag questions more when they were the more powerful partner in the relationship, regardless of gender

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Definitions:

Ethical Principles

Fundamental guidelines that influence conduct and decision-making, based on notions of right and wrong.

Extinction

refers to the process by which a species, genus, or family of organisms ceases to exist through death or inability to reproduce in its environment.

Overexploitation

When the number of individuals taken from a wild population is so great that the population becomes severely reduced in numbers.

Alien Species

Species that have been introduced to an area where they do not naturally occur, often resulting in harm to the native ecosystem.