男性和女性是社会的两大群体。他们之间存在着除了生理之外的诸多不同。在会话中男性较为重视其独立性和权势地位,而女性往往将交际看做是建立与维护社会关系的一种手段。男女在话语风格上的不同与他们从小所接触到的性别文化有着很大的关系。 Men and women are two major groups of society. There are many differences between them besides physical. In conversation, men pay more attention to their independence and power status, while women tend to regard communication as a means to establish and maintain social relations. Men and women differ greatly in their discourse style from the gender cultures they were exposed to.