Gender differences in communication often give rise to stereotypes. one common one in the united states suggests that women never seem to stop talking. this contradicts the research showing that men
this contradicts the research showing that men: adopt linguistic strategies that help them maintain conversational dominance.
When we want to maintain conversational dominance, one of the strategies that we use is to talk over other people near us so we put ourselves in the center of attention. If studies shows that women 'never seem to stop talking', it means that women also adopt linguistic strategies that help them maintain conversational dominance.
