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Language and Gender in Television

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What is the term used to describe the way in which language is used to construct and maintain gender differences?

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Genderlect
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Genderlect is a term used to describe the way in which language is used to construct and maintain gender differences. It refers to the systematic differences in the way that men and women use language, both in terms of the words they choose and the way they structure their sentences.

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