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Gender Differences in the Use of Intensifiers in Persian
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Men and women use different linguistic forms though they might come from the same homogeneous speech community. This study is an attempt to investigate the differential usage of intensifiers in male and female speech in Persian. About four hours of naturally-occurring spontaneous conversations between male and female participants were recorded, transcribed and examined for the use of intensifiers. Frequency counts and the Chi-square test were used to analyze the data. The results indicated that women used intensifiers significantly more than men. The findings were seen to support the previous findings in this regard. They also furthered our understanding of gendered speech in Persian.
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