Women Language or Powerless Language Article

For this assignment, you will select a modern sitcom or TV show that has both a male and a female as prominent characters. This means you will be examining the speech patterns of two individuals. Select 3 specific features of ‘women’s speech’ from Lakoff’s article that you would like to examine. (Lakoff: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9f25/3785d384131f1fe2665ad072cbc1eb3a365b.pdf)

Then watch at least two episodes of your selected sitcom. You will count instances of usage of these features by both the male and female characters. Then, chart or graph results of all instances of women’s speech used. You should try to find a way to record at least the audio of the shows you choose to study – or find a reliable online source for the show that you can freely revisit and replay, so you can go back and check for examples that go by too fast or need to be revisited for any given reason.