LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 6 June 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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Gender Difference in the Employment of Various Stereotypes on Iranian English Weblogs

Hamed Barjesteh, Ph.D. Candidate Reza Vaseghi, Ph.D. Candidate Hanie Hashemi, B.A. Bahar Pourshahian, M.A. Seyed Ali Rezvani Kalajahi, Ph.D. Candidate

Abstract

Cultural stereotype plays an essential role in developing and preserving gender differences, and that speech stereotypes in particular serve to characterize the way that native speakers perceive how males and females normally talk. This paper investigates stereotypes about on-line gender difference in Iranian English weblogs.

It is hypothesized that men and women use different social and linguistic styles in on-line weblogs.

The researchers quantitatively analyzed a number of English weblogs written by Iranians. One fourth of all used weblogs were managed by female and other weblogs were run by male.

Results of analysis of data were presented in two parts. Comparisons are made between adult and teenager male female. The results indicated that the use of so-called gender-dependent features as ‘hedges’, ‘tag question’ mostly attributed to female language and ‘harsh comments’ mostly attributed to male language has been resistant to change among higher age group even in computer mediated communication, namely, weblog communication. However, it is witnessed a remarkable change on use of aforementioned features in language of teen.

Key words: Computer mediated communication, Gender, Weblog communication, Iranian English weblogs

Introduction

New communication technologies are often invested with users' hopes for change in the social order. Thus the Internet is said to be inherently democratic, leveling traditional distinctions of social status, and creating opportunities for less powerful individuals and groups to participate on a par with members of more powerful groups. Specifically, the Internet has been claimed to lead to greater gender equality, with women, as the socially, politically, and economically less powerful gender, especially likely to reap its benefits.

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Hamed Barjesteh, Ph.D. Candidate

Reza Vaseghi (Corresponding author)
Ph.D. Candidate in TESL
University Putra Malaysia
Serdang Selangor
Malaysia 43400
r.vaseghi@hotmail.com

Hanie Hashemi, B.A.
Bahar Pourshahian, M.A.

Seyed Ali Rezvani Kalajahi, Ph.D. Candidate
ali.rezvani85@gmail.com
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