РОДНЕ РАЗЛИКЕ У УЧТИВОСТИ ПРИЛИКОМ
ИСКАЗИВАЊА ЗАХТЕВА
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN POLITENESS WHEN EXPRESSING REQUESTS
Author(s): Miljana Stojković Trajković, Danica M. Jerotijević Tišma, Tijana KrstićSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Универзитет у Крагујевцу
Keywords: courtesy;power; social distance; male and female
Summary/Abstract: Numerous studies have shown that in certain situations women are more polite thanmen. Guided by the scarcity of research of this sort among younger population, thepresent study aims at determining whether there is a statistically significant differencein expressing politeness among students of different gender when it comes toexpressing demands, as well as at investigating the influence of power and socialdistance on the choice of phrases while expressing demands. The total of 86 participants(42 male and 44 female) answered a questionnaire containing six situationsexamining various relationships of power and social distance. After the questionnaire,the frequency and chi-square test were employed to statistically analyse the obtainedresults, which showed that there was in fact a difference in expressing politeness andit went in favour of female participants. Nevertheless, male participants likewise usedpolite phrases yet only on certain occasions.
Journal: Липар - часопис за књижевност, језик, уметност и културу
- Issue Year: XIV/2013
- Issue No: 52
- Page Range: 77-93
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Serbian