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this feature because a request does not ask the addressee for force but rather suggests something to be done as willingness and favor.
Sometimes, women are afraid of their image in society in which women are not supposed to use taboo words or strong swear. So, they prefer to make it
finer. “Women are supposed to be particularly careful to say “please” and “thank you” p. 55. Lakoff says that the more particles in a sentence that reinforce the
notion that it is request, rather than an order, the politer the result. As the illustration, she attaches examples happened in some simple requests and
compound requests such as will you close the door? and will you please close the door?.
c. Tag question Lakoff also argues that women change the statement into a question to
avoid the tone of forcing. Tag questions which are added to the end of a statement, do not change the statement, although they seek confirmation. In this
sentence John is here, isn’t he?. The speaker has already predicted the response but she needs confirmation by the addressee.
Some tag question is stated only as “small talk”. As the example: Sure, is hot here, isn’t it?.In this sentence, tag question is used in case that the speaker
knows well the answer should be and do not need confirmation. This type of tag question is used when the speaker might only want to make a small conversation
para. 16. Another tag question is expressed to ask for addressee’s point of view. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
For example I have a new boyfriend. Here is the photo. He is handsome, isn’t he?.
d. Rising intonation on declaratives Lakoff argues that women tend to raise their intonation at the end
declarative sentence. Statements are made, but “using the rising inflectional typical of a yesno question” p. 17. That sounds like a good thing to do?
Oh…around six o’clock?.Grammatically, the form of these two sentences is statement but women raise the intonation at the end of the statement which at the
same time it will either seeking for confirmation or sounds unsure. e. Empty adjectives
Lakoff suggests that out of the wide range of adjectives used in expressing approval or admiration, many are strongly marked as feminine
Talbot, 2010. Adjectives such as charming, adorable, divine are classified into this category. Lakoff says that women use over-the top emphasis because they
anticipate not being taken seriously. Adjectives are applied to soften and add friendly elements to the sentence, although they do not add any particular
meaningful content. What a charming and sweet young man you are The word sweet can be omitted because it has no particular meaning since there is already
charming word which has almost the same meaning to sweet. f. Precise terms
Precise terms such as magenta and also how women describe a jacket as lavender or mauve, are reported by Lakoff as the example of precise terms
application. Lakoff concludes that from a man’s point of view such fine distinctions are trivial and beneath their notice. Rather than simple language,
vocabulary is extended to use descriptive language. Women describe or name something on a detail description. The walls should be cerise, with a royal blue
tracer. Instead of straightly saying “blue” in that sentence, women tend to picture it on detail by adding royal and tracer.
g. Intensifiers According to Lakoff 1975, women use some intensifiers on their
speeches to state how strong their feeling is para. 55. They feel it strongly but they do not want to show how strong it is. I like him very much or I like him so
much are to express that the girl likes the boy in a great extent. The word very, really and so are the intensifiers.
h. Direct quotations The words that people said are often quoted, even quoting people who
quote other people. Then she said that he said, I wont do it. So I said, Why not? Women like to quote what other people say to them. Lakoff argues that
this feature is expressed by them in purpose to avoid misunderstand on another’s idea. Woman explains the real situation.
i. Hypercorrect Grammar Lakoff claims that women are generally viewed as being the preserves of
literacy and culture. This reason leads to the fact that the use of “singin’, goin’ and some other drop g sound are more likely to be expressed by boys. Another