An Analysis of Language Differences between Female and Male in a Quora Application

Dewi, Tinara Candra (2023) An Analysis of Language Differences between Female and Male in a Quora Application. Undergraduate (S1) thesis, IAIN Ponorogo.

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Abstract

Keywords : Language Differences, Female, Male, Quora.

Social media comes in many interconnected forms such as Facebook, Podcasts, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and many more. Gender orientation can affect preferences for language use in certain social media. Therefore, the emphasis of this research is on the differences in language use between female and male on social media, especially in Quora. Quora is a medium for collecting questions and answers on certain topics. This application allows users to participate in collaborating by voting or suggesting improvements to answers. Quora focuses on the general knowledge-sharing experience. Based on preliminary observations, this application contains many differences in the use of language between female and male. One of them is male users that use informal and brief sentences. Then, female users express themselves through their long-written posts.
This study investigates the language differences between female and male in Quora Application and to find out the factors that influence language differences between female and male in Quora Applications.
The research data was compiled using an ethnograpic research approach with comparative analysis technique. This study used observation and documentary. The data sources were posts uploaded by Quora users in the "Skilled English Writing" forum during January 2023 that analyzed using theory of the linguistics feature according to Lakoff.
The finding of this research revealed that female and male had differences in the use of language on their social media posts. The first finding showed that there are language differences between female and male in the "Skilled English Writing" forum in Quora, namely Hedges, Boosters, Politeness Forms, Grammar Correctness, and Emphasis Stress. The language differences between female and male were seen in terms of the quantity and intensity of their use as well as the types of words they produce. The findings of this study indicate that more females use Hedges, Politeness Forms, Grammar Correctness, and Emphasis Stress than male users. The researcher discovered the strong point in each gender, that is, the strong point in female language is Grammar Correctness, while the strong point in male language is Boosters. This is due to the more cooperative female language which focuses on building the relationship between writer and addressee. Meanwhile, in male language is more dominant, expansive, or assertive in communication to show dominance in their posts. The second findings revealed that there are six factors that cause differences in the use of language between female and male are Gender and Social Status, Gender Roles in Society, Language Habits, Cultural Factor, Biological Factor, and Psychological Factor.
The value of this research is intended to enrich new knowledge about language differences and their categories and to add to the study of sociolinguistic studies, especially about types of language used by male and female. In addition, the results of this study are expected to be additional material for Sociolinguistics courses, especially the topic of language and gender. Then, the researcher also suggested the future researcher to conduct other linguistics research that is still related to the language used on gender.

Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate (S1))
Thesis Supervisor:	Wiwin Widyawati
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan > Jurusan Tadris Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Miss Perpustakaan IAIN Ponorogo
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2023 07:47
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2023 07:47
URI:	http://etheses.iainponorogo.ac.id/id/eprint/24588

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