Explain Mulac’s gender-linked language effect. What do Mulac’s findings demonstrate regarding his theory? (i.e., is the theory supported?)
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Mulac proposed that, while many features of verbal communication show very small gender differences, it is the clustering of these features that matters. That is, there are feminine and masculine patterns of speech, each with multiple features that show subtle differences on their own but, in combination, are perceived as distinctly gendered. The verbal communication of girls and women tends to be rated as more socially intelligent and aesthetically pleasing, whereas the verbal communication of boys and men is rated as more dynamic and aggressive. Mulac calls these patterns of gender differences the gender-linked language effect. Study findings by Mulac demonstrate that the gender-linked language effect exists, but that the effect is subtle.
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