The handbook of language and gender
- Publication/Creation:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell, c2003
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- The handbook of language and gender edited by Janet Holmes and Miriam Meyerhoff
- Series Titles:
- Blackwell handbooks in linguistics ; 13
Blackwell handbooks in linguistics ; 13.
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- Additional Author/Creators:
- Holmes, Janet, 1947-
Meyerhoff, Miriam
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Language and sex
Linguistics
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- The Handbook of Language and Gender; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Different Voices, Different Views: An Introduction to Current Research in Language and Gender; Part I History and Theoretical Background to the Study of Language and Gender; 1 Theorizing Gender in Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology; 2 Theories of Discourse as Theories of Gender: Discourse Analysis in Language and Gender Studies; 3 "What's in a Name?" Social Labeling and Gender Practices; 4 Variation in Language and Gender; 5 Language and Desire
6 "One Man in Two is a Woman": Linguistic Approaches to Gender in Literary TextsPart II Negotiating Relations; 7 Language, Gender, and Politics: Putting "Women" and "Power" in the Same Sentence; 8 Gender and Family Interaction; 9 Gender and Power in On-line Communication; 10 The Relevance of Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Children's Peer Negotiations; 11 The Power of Gender Ideologies in Discourse; Part III Authenticity and Place; 12 Crossing Genders, Mixing Languages: The Linguistic Construction of Transgenderism in Tonga
13 Claiming a Place: Gender, Knowledge, and Authority as Emergent Properties14 Constructing and Managing Male Exclusivity in Talk-in-interaction; 15 Exceptional Speakers: Contested and Problematized Gender Identities; 16 Language and Gender in Adolescence; 17 Language and Gendered Modernity; 18 A Marked Man: The Contexts of Gender and Ethnicity; Part IV Stereotypes and Norms; 19 Gender and Language Ideologies; 20 Gender Stereotypes: Reproduction and Challenge; 21 Gender and Identity: Representation and Social Action
22 Prestige, Cultural Models, and Other Ways of Talking About Underlying Norms and Gender23 Communicating Gendered Professional Identity: Competence, Cooperation, and Conflict in the Workplace; 24 Linguistic Sexism and Feminist Linguistic Activism; Part V Institutional Discourse; 25 "Feminine" Workplaces: Stereotype and Reality; 26 Creating Gendered Demeanors of Authority at Work and at Home; 27 Schooled Language: Language and Gender in Educational Settings; 28 Coercing Gender: Language in Sexual Assault Adjudication Processes
29 Multiple Identities: The Roles of Female Parliamentarians in the EU ParliamentEpilogue: Reflections on Language and Gender Research; Index - Summary:
- The Handbook of Language and Gender is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that examines the dynamic ways in which women and men develop and manage gendered identities through their talk. Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and stimulating picture of the field for students and researchers in a wide range of disciplines Features data and case studies from interactions in different social contexts and from a range of different communities
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (777 p.)
- General Note:
- Description based upon print version of record.
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- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936838143502486
- ISBN:
- 9786610284603
1-4051-2320-6
0-470-70361-X
1-78034-185-7
1-280-28460-9
0-470-75670-5 - OCLC Number:
- 437065638
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