Tarefa 4

Language
and Gender"[...]
for many years now, "language and gender" has been a
subject of discussion and controversy in scholarly and popular
literature, yet there is still much that is unresolved. Women and men
interact in intimate ways and do not form separate dialect groups the
way other groups in society might, so we do not have a separate set
of features that we can label "women`s dialect" or "men`s
dialect". On the other hand, there are certain judgments about
language use that reveal distinction in people`s minds. Language use
may not be that different between men and women, but there are some
clear expectations about use that affect people`s reactions. A common
classroom activity is to give students a list of statements and ask
them to give their gust reactions about whether the statement was
made by a man or a woman. The results are surprisingly consistent
across classes and across generations of classes? Here are a few such
statements: I think I`ll wear my beige sweater. That`s a gorgeous
apartment. Shit, I lost the map. [...] Subsequent discussions usually
leads to some perceived generalization about these differences in
societal expectation: Women tend to make finer color distinction in
their use of English. Words like beige, mauve, teal, puce, and
lavender are not considered "masculine". Certain expressive
adjectives are also associated with female usage: gorgeous, adorable,
divine, charming. Use of public profanity is more acceptable for men
than women. [...] It is important to remind ourselves that what is
being registered here is expectation, not actual usage. It is an
empirical question to what extent people`s usage actually matches
these expectations, but the expectations themselves are an important
piece of information because they suggest reactions to one`s
speech.[...]"

(Fonte:
BARRY, Anita K. Linguistic perspectives on language and education |
Anita K. Barry. New
Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008 (p. 104-105))

1.    O que está sendo argumentado?

The text argues about the relationship and conflict between language and gender, and the use of language between men and women.

O texto argumenta sobre a relação e conflito entre linguagem e gênero, o uso da linguagem entre homens e mulheres.

2.    Você acha que há diferenças entre o falar masculino e o falar feminino? Justifique sua resposta.

Yes. Women tend to use more subtle words usually next to adjectives who express their gender characteristics such as: beautiful, lovely, divine, charming. Since men do not have much concern about put to practice correct expressions of language, very common use of brief and direct words and even the use of profanity in public, something that is very characteristic.

Sim. As mulheres tendem a usar palavras mais sutis, geralmente junto de adjetivos que expressam sua característica de gênero, tais como: lindo, adorável, divino, encantador. Já os homens não tem muita preocupação em colocarem em prática expressões correta de linguagem, muito comum uso de palavras breves e diretas e até mesmo o uso de palavrões em público, coisa que é bem característico.

3.    Faça uma pequena lista de palavras que você acha que são mais frequentemente ditas por homens e / ou mulheres, e justifique suas escolhas.

Homens/Men	Hi, What’s up, brother, cool, thanks, problem, see ya. Eaê, beleza, tu, parceiro, bacana, valeu, treta, falow (expressão ao se despedir).
Mulheres/Women	Hello, how are you, friend, like, I loved, thank you. Oi, tudo bem, você, amiga, gostei, adorei, obrigada, babado, tchau.

Words were used that we often hear from men and women in our day-to-day. We note that the man has a coarser tone and usually accompanied by slang, since women tend to be more discreet to use his words, the rare times they use slang, but that does not mean that they do not use. Good to remember that it does not modify the language itself of a country, and that is just the way in which the language is used, how it is spoken language between genders and even a general context.

Foram usadas palavras que frequentemente podemos ouvir de homem e mulheres em nosso dia-a-dia. Podemos notar que o homem tem um tom mais grosseiro e geralmente acompanhado de gírias, já as mulheres costumam a serem mais discretas ao usarem suas palavras, raras as vezes que utilizam gírias, mas isso não quer dizer que elas não usem. Bom lembrar que isso não modifica a linguagem em si de um país, e que, é apenas o modo como é usada a linguagem, forma como é falada a língua e suas palavras entre os gêneros e até mesmo num contexto geral.