Gender Differences in the Use of Sentence Type and Sentence Modifiers: An Analysis of Emails by Iraqi Learners of English

Abstract

With the advancement of technology as a means of communication, there has been a great deal of interest to study e-discourse as a form of language. The present study focuses on the gender differences between Iraqi males and females in the use of sentence type and modifiers in writing emails. The researchers will shed light on these differences through analyzing and studying sixty randomly selected postings which 60 male and female Iraqi students have already sent to the email address of the Department of English at Shat Al Arab University College. The study also aims at analyzing the types of modifiers used by males and how they differ from those females use.