Male-Female Miscommunication in English and Ukrainian Cultural Societies: a Pragmatic Approach

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate misunderstandings in communication between men and women in English and Ukrainian cultures in a pragmalinguistic dimension. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were accomplished: - Consider the theoretical foundations of the research of gender communication features. - Clarify the neurophysiological foundations of speech in men and women. - Characterize approaches to studying gender in modern linguistics. - Determine the specificity of the meaning of the words "misunderstanding" in English and Ukrainian languages and the reasons for misunderstanding. - Apply discourse analysis as the leading method in identifying misunderstandings between men and women. - Identify the main factors of misunderstanding in intergender communication in English and Ukrainian cultures.