Language and Gender: A Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631195955 ISBN 13: 9780631195955

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1998

Synopsis

This wide-ranging Reader comprises a valuable anthology of the key essays in the study of language and gender.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This wide-ranging reader is the first and only collection of the key essays in the study of Language and Gender. Edited by one of the pioneers in the field, it introduces students to the main topics by providing a selection of key papers written by leading figures in language and gender study. The book provides a vital student resource for all courses in language, gender and discourse analysis.

Topics covered include: gender differences in pronunciation and grammar; gender differences in conversational practice; conversational dominance in mixed talk; same-sex talk; women's talk in the public domain; theoretical debates (gender or power? difference or dominance?). The Reader concludes with three key papers which suggest directions in which language and gender research might develop.

About the Author:

Jennifer Coates is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at University of Surrey, Roehampton. She is author of Women Talk (Blackwell, 1996), and co-editor of An Introduction to Women's Studies (Blackwell, 1995).

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0631195955
• ISBN 13: 9780631195955
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Coates Jennifer