Section I
1. Answer the following short questions. (15)
(i) How does the study of Language and Gender help in understanding different roles in society?
(ii) What are the different linguistic perspectives of Men's talk?
(iii) How much this premise is true that Women's talk is a cultural product?
Section II
2. Give detailed answers to the following questions. (45)
(i) Gender is a factor in the choice of different phonological variants. Describe with special reference to formality, politeness and agreement.
(ii) "Women are more attracted to a non-local language because it gives them greater opportunities for social advacement" says Gal's (1998). Critically analyze.
(iii) How do gender and language interface in sociology and psychology?
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