Genderlect styles developed by Deborah Tannen where in male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication. Genderlect is not original with Tannen, the term nicely captures her belief that masculine and feminine styles of discourse are best viewed as two distinct cultural dialects rather than as inferior or superior ways of speaking. A term suggesting that masculine and feminine styles of discourse are best viewed as two distinct cultural dialects.
Thus, the rapport talk or typical conversa-
tional style of women is also different to the report talk typical monologic style of men is both different especially in conveying message, public/ private speaking, telling a story, listening,asking question and when arguing or the conflict. Both men and women communication us different. Both men and women view highly person-centered comforting messages as most sensitive and effective; both see messages low in person-centeredness as relatively
insensitive and ineffective.
The two genderlects are anything but equal. “Men are used to dominating women; they do it especially in conversations. Women are trained to please; they have to please also in conversations.
Communication Theory 