A Research on Language and Gender in Shabhaye Tehran (Nights of Tehran) and Azadarane Bayal (Mourners of Bayal) Novels Based on Lakoff s Theory

Many experts believe that there are differences between female and male language (speech) and writing. In this article female and male language (speech) in novels, Shabhaye Tehran (Nights of Tehran) written by Ghazaleh Alizadeh and Azadarane Bayal (Mourners of Bayal) written by Gholam Hossein Saedi, have been compared according to Sociolinguistic Theories until the level of author s gender affecting on story language and dimension of author s success to create a proportional language to consubstantial and dissimilar characters is evaluated. For this purpose, female and male language (speech) in grammar was studied according to the below varies; words such as curse words, oath words, color words, and sentences, including modifiers and verifiers. Findings determine that the language has been affected by the author s gender and stereotypes of female language have been repeated with more frequency in these works. Furthermore, according to the mentioned modifiers, it was found that authors could create a proportional language with characters in many ways. In some cases, there is not a proportionality between language and gender, especially in a female character, mostly due to author s spirits and his witting that he has wanted to display women paranormal against the domination of patriarchal society.