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ABSTRACT
This research sets out to observe the differences that occur in some aspect of speech differences by male and female members of a society. The study uses Yoruba language as a case study. It also identifies certain parameters that bring about such differences in Yoruba language between the male and female. The methodology is based on interviews with Yoruba male and female speakers, including the educated and uneducated native speakers of Yoruba language. The research is also based on observations, information from the library, journals and other interactive text books. The theoretical framework is that of ethnography of communication which was proposed by Dell Hymes in 1964.
In the Yoruba language community, the men are known and regarded as the head and females as their subordinate who enables the men to use commanding languages in term of speech while the women use more of polite forms and euphemism to express themselves.
