THE STUDY OF NORMS AND DEVIATIONS IN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN GENDER LINGUISTICS

Abstract

This article explores the role of gendered language in family relationships and how norms and deviations from these norms influence power dynamics. By analyzing communication patterns between family members, the study investigates how gender roles shape the ways individuals communicate and how deviations from these norms affect family structures and relationships. The study examines how speech patterns, such as assertiveness, politeness, and emotional expressiveness, differ between genders in family settings and explores how these patterns reflect or challenge traditional power dynamics. Through the lens of sociolinguistic theories, the article discusses how language use in family interactions often reflects societal expectations of gender roles and contributes to the maintenance of or deviations from gendered power imbalances.