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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144089603321

Titolo

The handbook of language and gender / / edited by Janet Holmes and Miriam Meyerhoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2003

ISBN

9786610284603

9781405123204

1405123206

9780470703618

047070361X

9781780341859

1780341857

9781280284601

1280284609

9780470756706

0470756705

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (777 p.)

Collana

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics ; ; 13

Altri autori (Persone)

HolmesJanet <1947->

MeyerhoffMiriam

Disciplina

306.44

417.7

Soggetti

Language and sex

Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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