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Different language uses of male and female (Bak 1983)

(i) Politeness
Addressee	Male uses	Female uses
Husband/wife	(Y Style > ) E/T Style > Y Style	Y Style/ E/T Style > Y Style
Non-spousal	P Style ( > Y Style)	Y Style
younger-in-law	E Style	Y Style

Cf. English:

Use of tag question
Use of rising intonation
Frequent use of requests
Phonological variation: more careful, fully articulate speech by women; hyper-correction

(ii) Expressiveness
	Male uses	Female uses
"You know . . ."	N/A	iss-cyan-a(yo), ~n kô iss-ci, ~n kô all-ci?
Vocative "You!"	ya	yae
"Really"	cincca	côngmal > cincca
Surprise	aiko, ani, wa	ômô(na), o(w)a
Excessively	nômu (cf. toekye)	nômu-nômu
How small!	aekyae	aekyaekyae
Embarrased	ccok ph'allye 'my face is sold'	ch'angp'hae (ccok ph'allye)
Intensifer slangs	conna, yôlla	yôlla

Cf. English:

Male	Female
Great	Adorable
Terrific	Divine
Cool	Charming
Neat	Lovely, sweet

Namca-tap-ta 'manly'

Yôsông-sûlôp-ta 'faminine, lady-like'

Cf. Ochs (1992:343):

"Certain acts, activities, stances, rites, etc. are frequently enacted by members of a particular sex, that is, they are unmarked behavior for that sex. Others are less frequent behaviors, and yet others are highly unusual for that particular sex. These behaviors would be interpreted differently than unmarked behaviors."