Linguistic Gender Manifestations on Radio Call in Shows

Differences in conversational styles between men and women usually turn out to disadvantage women. Language perpetuates male dominance and determines the way we view the world around us. It is not clear however; whether men are actually superior to women. The main objective of this study is to establish whether participants on FM call-in programmes in Kenya use different conversational styles to perpetuate their male dominance and female subservience and how notions of power and powerlessness tend to manifest and affect their day to day activities. It also tries to establish what other factors apart from the gender perspective might lead to the current situation.

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Boaz Maloba has taught English and literature in Kenyan High Schools and colleges for the last three decades. He holds a masters degree in Linguistics and has vast experience in Social Science Research. He is currently pursuing a PHD in Applied Linguistics. The Current work is a culmination of a research done in Mumias District of Kakamega County.