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A comparative study of power distribution between adult male and female interactions in Persian/English conversations of social family movies

Advances in Asian Social Science

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Title A comparative study of power distribution between adult male and female interactions in Persian/English conversations of social family movies
 
Creator Bahreyni, Elham; Department of TEFL, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khouzestan, Iran
Gorjian, Bahman; Department of TEFL, Abadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadan, Iran
Hayati, Abdolmajid; Department of TEFL, Shahid Chamran Uniersity of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
 
Subject social family movies; male; female; multimedia
 
Description Abstract-This study investigate linguistic differences between males and females were taken into account. In order to gather the most natural-like data, 10 English and 10 Persian film-scripts with a family and social theme were randomly selected from amongst all the scenarios available in movie guide books. In all, 89,280 utterances were carefully studies and analyzed. The results of the Chi-square analysis showed significant difference between English and Persian movies on the use of linguistic variables. The study revealed that Persian men used more interruptions and question as a controlling strategy more than women; while Persian women used more resources of extended speech in turn-taking, silence, lack of supportive feedback and delayed minimal response. On the other hand, American men used more interruptions and silence in their conversations while American women utilized more extended speech, question as a controlling strategy, lack of supportive feedback and delayed minimal response. The findings of the study did confirm that gender-bound language at least in the six mentioned areas were inspected in this research.
 
Publisher World Science Publisher
 
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Date 2012-07-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://worldsciencepublisher.org/journals/index.php/AASS/article/view/560
 
Source Advances in Asian Social Science; Vol 2, No 2 (2012); 474-478
2167-6429
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://worldsciencepublisher.org/journals/index.php/AASS/article/view/560/478
 
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