RAPPORT TALK AND REPORT TALK
In her article "Rapport Talk and Report Talk", Deborah Tannen states that men and women differ in way of talking. She says that men speak in report talk; in that, men mostly give information and state some facts while they are speaking. However, women talk in rapport talk. They speak more about feelings and emotions. Women talk in this way because they want to improve a relationship between their hearers and themselves. This way of speaking is an innate thing for women. Nevertheless, men don't care about emotions much. They want to give and receive only necessary information. I think Deborah Tannen is right about this subject. Although many people believe that women talk much more than men, this is not true. In fact, men talk as much as women. The only difference is that women talk more detailed than men, which leads to a common belief that women talk more. Deborah Tannen points out this fact explicitly and in detail in her article. She clearly states the difference between the way of speaking of men and women. Also, she supported her ideas with examples such as cartoons. To sum up, the article is very informative and straightforward.
In this video, there is an interview in the streets. A woman asks people whether women talk more than men. All men in the video agree that women talk more than men. However, women definitely refuse that idea because they know themselves. They don't think that they talk more than men. Firstly, while the anchorman is saying the common idea, the woman near him immediately refuses this idea. Secondly, the first man in the video says that women talk more. Then, the other man and woman disagree with each other. I agree with the next woman because she says women have to say something three times so that men could understand it. In my opinion, she is rigth because men don't do what women say in the first utterance. In the video, it is stated that this idea stems from a protein which is more in the brains of women. I totally agree with the women in this video. I think this video is appropriate for my reflection and the original article.
Hello Gülçin,
ReplyDeleteI read your article about which I had been read about somethings and I liked it a lot. Your topic can appeal everybody's interest. While reading the video reflection part I found some little mistakes in your writing and I thoght it would be better share them with you. In the second paragraph, there is a sentence like . However, women definitely refuse that idea because they know themselves. The determiner or modifier, “definitely”, is potentially unnecessary. Please ensure this word is required in your sentence. Also be careful about spelling, you should wirte ''right'' which you write ''rigth''. Thank you for your writing.