Analysis of my data.

 

Which data you chose and why?

I chose to transcribe the data in the video called ‘Geordie Shore: Ricci and Vicky talk weddings and shocking.’ I chose to use this data as I find the way men and women speak differently interesting so this one seemed perfect. It would also broaden my knowledge and understanding on the subject by looking at the theories related to it.

What you found and what theory you linked it to
 

To me, listening and watching this video made it seemed as though the couple Ricci and Vicky may have rehearsed and practiced what they were going to say as it seems to be a promotional video for their TV programme Geordie shore. So they avoided being crude and inappropriate. Showing that this could of in fact have known exactly what to say throughout the interview. Looking through the theorists and their theories I decided to relate my findings to language and gender theorist Robin Lakoff. In 1975 Lakoff published an account of women’s language. She published a set of assumptions that were to show the differences between men and women’s language use. Since they are different sexes, it is a lot easier to compare the range of language they use and how it changes when either of them is speaking. For example Vicky uses hedging ‘we have a sort of like’ would be one of the examples of when she has used it in the transcript.

What other data you could choose to go with it or replace it with to make an investigation

In order to investigate the difference theory rather than looking at the Geordie shore transcript I would create a more natural atmosphere and sit with a group of girls and record their conversation then onto a group of boys and record their conversation. I would then transcribe both conversations and analysis and pick out the differences between the lexis, phrases etc. that they use.

 

What you would call that investigation

Women are from venus, men are from mars but is their language in sync?