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Linguistic studies under the influence of second wave of feminism, has been introduced scientifically in linguistic field. Lakoff, a famous linguist, believes that different socialization and power sharing between men and women leads to difference in their language. After representation of this theory,many linguists start to investigate in this context and following these investigations they found different language variables in language of men and women. Some of these variables are standard and informal language, imperative speaking commands, moderators, curse words and so on. These variables are significant in works of fiction. The aim of this article is to study female language characteristics in “Kanizo” a novel by MoniroRavanipor based on sociolinguistics and considering suggested variables by Lakoff and other linguists. The result of studies showed that women’ language in Ravanipor’s novel is not weak in contrast with the belief of linguists. In spite of the fact that these women are weak and oppressed by men, there is a significant difference between their language and men’s and this weakness is separate from what linguists introduced as weakness.  

Keywords: female language, Lakoff, language variables, Ravanipoor

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