THE CONCEPT OF GENDERED SPEECH AND ITS LINGUISTIC FOUNDATIONS
Abstract
This article explores the concept of gendered speech, examining the linguistic features of male and female speech and their differences at lexical, syntactic, and pragmatic levels. The study analyzes the theoretical foundations of gender sociolinguistics and the influence of social stereotypes on language. The notion of gendered speech and its linguistic basis is discussed from the perspective of modern linguistics. The research highlights the interaction between gender and language through sociolinguistics, pragmalinguistics, and discourse analysis. The speech behavior of men and women, along with their lexical, grammatical, and pragmatic characteristics, is analyzed using scholarly sources, identifying factors that shape gendered speech. The findings demonstrate the importance of linguistic approaches in studying issues related to gendered speech.