Larasanti, Fadhilah, 1909010011. 2023: THE FEATURES OF LANGUAGE USE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN A DEBATE. Undergraduate Thesis for Sarjana Sastra Degre, English Departement, Faculty of Cultural Sciences and Communication, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto.
The researcher analyzed using the theory of gender in language used by Xiufang Xia (2013). The researcher divided the language features as follow, vocabulary, the speaker`s attitude towards language and non-verbal: manner.
There are two kinds of vocabulary, adjectives and adverb. Adjectves has been found in total 97 data and 11 pairs of different adjective used with same meaning. The pair divided into 3 categories, men and women consist of 7 data (77%); women and women consist of 0 data (0%) and the last men and men consist 2 data (23%). From those data, the researcher found women speakers were from the standpoint of style, relatively and person-oriented. In contrast, the men were relatively concerned with things oriented. The researcher found 97 turn takings that contain vocabulary adverbs and it contains 30 word differences. They are; men consist 17 kind of adverbs; women consist 4 kind of adverbs; and uttered by both gender consist 9 kind of adverbs. The researcher assumes, not only gender that affect the adverb used considering the many groups are divided in this video, such as the conservative and liberal (the ideology) and the teens and the parents (the age of group).
In the stage speaker`s attitude towards language, the researcher examines there is difference between women and men in the use of sub-standard, standard and slang. It consist 27 data sub-standard; 4 data standard and the last 3 data slang words. By those data, the resarcher assumes slang and standard form is considered to be preferred by men. Meanwhile the women only pay more attention to using the substandard form.
Non-verbal: manner collected the frequency of interruption that consist 13 data from men; 2 data from women within total 15 data. Following this research, men continued interrupting other`s talk, instead women are more patient. The researcher said even though women want to talk, they will wait until the speaker stops the talk. Generally, women play the role more patiently than men. Men catch as many opportunities as possible to talk. Therefore women do not interrupt but encourage the other speaker.