Abstract:Studies have established gender-based variations in human’s use of language, particularly in the areas of grammar and lexis. This study investigated language use in prose-works involving male and female writers, aimed at finding out whether there were grammar related variations in the use of language by the selected male and female writers. The framework adopted for analysis was the Hallidayan notion of Clause Complexes and Embedded Clauses and how writers made conscious choices from the grammar of logical m… Show more
“…O'Kearny & Dadds [8] analyzed language differences across genders in adolescent years. Combined with Hallidayan clause complex analysis, Dahunsi [9] found that men are syntactically and semantically complex, while women are syntactically and semantically simplex.…”
“…O'Kearny & Dadds [8] analyzed language differences across genders in adolescent years. Combined with Hallidayan clause complex analysis, Dahunsi [9] found that men are syntactically and semantically complex, while women are syntactically and semantically simplex.…”
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